You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I remember shopping at our neighbourhood mall and being a regular at The Warehouse. They had the sign saying bags could be searched, but I was never stopped for that. Then one day I was in there with my daughter and as I left I was slightly ahead of her through the door and the staff member stopped her and asked for her bag. I went back and asked if there was a problem and the staff member, who knew me, was quite taken aback and didn't know how to react when I told her this was my daughter and did she want to search my bag too...

Racial profiling doesn't affect us much, until we see it up close and personal. I remember feeling both sad and angry, but as the kid said ' get over it Mum, not the first time, won't be the last...' I learnt a great deal about being brown in a white community from my golden child. I understand where a lot of the anger minority groups feel comes from now. And I understand the privilege that comes from being one of the majority much better.

Oh and thank you KM! Banana and feijoa cake slices in the freezer for those times when my sweet tooth demands satisfaction! No icing but...