Learning From the Past

Teaching your 7 year old about America in the mid- to late-1800s is a dangerous thing.

Last week:
Me:  I asked you to straighten up the living room.  Why didn't you?
C:  I won't.  That's slavery.  Slavery is wrong.  You just want to use me for your own benefit.  I won't do it!

This week:
Me:  Maybe one day you'll have a child like you, and then you'll understand a little better what I'm trying to do.
C:  Everyone has their own personality.  Florence Nightingale probably had brothers and sisters, but you never hear about THEM, do you?  Because they're all different.  Harriet Tubman had brothers and sisters, but they were all different!  So you only hear about Harriet Tubman.  My kids will have DIFFERENT personalities!

At least it's fairly logical...