DD, 4 yrs, asked me today "Are you White, Mummy?"

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

I was a bit taken aback tbh.

It's not a phrase or terminology we use in our family thats for sure!

I suspect that its another thing she's picked up from pre-school. What concerns me is in what context she's learned it.

Also, I'm pretty sure I cocked up my response.

Opinions warmly welcomed please!

I bet to a 2 yr old, a chocolate person would be VERY impressive

My daughter's friend had a half brother (12) who apparently hasn't cottoned on to the fact that given he looks half Japanese he couldn't be (and isn't) the full sibling of his sister. I really think someone should tell him before someone asks him at school

Yup, it was just like that for ds2, Fio. It's so sweet and innocent, isn't it?

Aww thats lovely suedonim

I wouldn't worry at all, vvv.
DS uses 'black' or 'white' when he is describing someone in comparison to someone else 'she's white and wearing a blue dress' or 'he's black and has a bike' etc, but when he talks about us within the family he'll say 'Daddy's dark brown, I'm light brown and Mummy is cream' or something. Your DD probably heard someone described as white for the firts time - I don't think there's anything off about it at all

Thanks Blu. I think I'm over-reacting because of this particular boy in DD's pre-school who seems to have quite an influence over the other children and clearly has much older brothers and sisters. Hence my concern about the context in which she's heard it.

At his birthday party, apparently his dad was bouncing around on the bouncy castle - bounced too close to a little girl (4 years old), she came flying off, landing face first on the floor, and the dad just jumped off, giggling like a school boy, lit up a cigarette and walked off!