Marie Camille Valencia Martinez

I have requested that this book not be read to my son and now my daughter. My son’s report at The Goddard School stated that they read it and fortunately they input the exact name of the book because otherwise I would not have known about it. He has a speech delay at 3.5 and would not have even mentioned it. My daughter now goes there. She is a very chatty 2y/o and she mentioned it last night. Her daily report from the school (using a new app/system to communicate the data’s events) only mentioned that they were discussing families. I think it is insidious how early young children are being exposed to topics that are beyond them. I believe it is my right as a parent to encourage my child to flourish on his/her own and be the first to teach my child about sexual orientation and sexuality. Such right is being usurped by schools who are exposing children to accept a belief that is held by mainstream society when they do not yet understand what the agenda behind all of the propaganda is. This is a beautifully-illustrated book and narrated from an innocent child’s point of view, which is why it is, indeed, very subtle and as with all things that society wishes to mainstream— trying to appeal to the masses through art and literature as a means to little by little infiltrate seeds of doubt in weak/fragile minds. I have never seen or heard of any reading of books about nuclear families at this school and find it odd that they instead are choosing to highlight this book to impressionable kids. I pray for my children and all children as well as for this school and all schools. My hope is that despite the composition of any family, we can all learn to respect each other’s differences without seeking to impose our beliefs and lifestyles on others. The truth always surfaces. The only truth is love/forgiveness. I pray for the healing of those families who may need something to prove.