A Reflection Exercise

Explore your experiences with and attitudes about difference by asking yourself these questions.

1. The first time I became aware of differences was when ...


2. As I was growing up, my parent(s) taught me that people who were different from us were...


3. As I was growing up, my parent(s) taught me that people who were like us were ...


4. A time I was mistreated because of my own difference was when ...


5. A time I mistreated someone for being different was when ...


6. I feel most comfortable when I am around people who ...


7. I feel least comfortable when I am around people who ...


8. The memories I have of differences affect my parenting by ...