Colour

Teg was surveying Declan's head. "why is it pink and a little bit purple here, instead of orange, like it usually is?"

Me: orange?? What colour do you think your skin is?

Teg: what colour do YOU think it is?

Me: cheeky chops, I asked you first.

Teg: mmmmmm

Me: what colour is Allie and Molly's skin?

Teg: brown

Me: and yours? Is it brown?

Teg: I suppose it is white.

Me: (holding up a white cloth) is it white like this cloth?

Teg: I know! Our skin is tan, because tan is a mix between white and brown.

(poor kid. I threw her right into the middle of the white-folks-ain't-really-white conundrum, and I think she handled it quite well:)