Overindulged daughters suffer from affluenza
You could then segue to any memories you might have about your niece/nephew's early lives (their birth, toddlerhood, etc.).
Dear Amy: I was very disturbed by your answer to "Toe the Line," the young woman who was worried that her neighbors in upscale, liberal Northern California would call the police when her college friend, a male "person of color" visited the neighborhood.
Your response was so racist. First of all, you made the worst assumptions about these people, and secondly, you showed your own liberal bias and racist attitude toward white people.
-- Disgusted
Dear Disgusted: Many people contacted me expressing a view similar to yours, a view I find bewildering.
There is ample evidence of both overt and covert racism in this country, including several disturbing recent stories outlining the very fear that "Toe the Line" expressed -- people calling the police because a person of color was simply sharing their space.
I can't discern how confirming this concern and answering this question demonstrates my own anti-white bias. I am white, but I have children of other races, and I am quite aware of how life is sometimes quite different for them than it is for me.
========
(You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or "like" her on Facebook.)
