We're not racist; we're just stupid.
The middle [who is a nurse]: Oh, look [points at television], I've seen those two girls at the hospital.
Mom: Really? They're just precious. What's wrong with them? Why are they there?
The middle: They've both got sickle cell and they're getting treatment.
The baby: What's that?
The middle: Sickle cell anemia. It's.... [some really ridiculously long medical explanation]
The baby: Ok, in English this time.
The middle: Basically, it's a disease.
The baby: [making a weird face]
Me: No, you don't have it.
The middle: Yeah, no, you don't. I mean... well, it's mostly more common in black people. People who have it, their red blood cells are shaped like a C.
The baby: Oh...[thinks for a minute] ... is there something white people can have that black people can't?
Mom: [from behind her magazine] A white baby.
Me: Ohhh, jesus.
The middle: [to me] Does she know she said that out loud?
