caregiver with a black little that has internalized racism
always makes sure to put on shows with good black rep and buy books with black characters
does your hair all pretty in cornrows or box braids and adds colourful beads to it
always reassured you you're a good kid no matter what others assume about you
and that your skin and black features are very pretty
loves making your 'non-typical' agere meals that are a bunch of Jamaican foods (/foods from your ethnicity) your mom used to make for you
will do as much as possible to keep you away from the news when regressed
will NOT let anyone tell you that pastels don't look good on you
they're try to reassure you you don't need to worry about racism and stuff cause they'll protect you but sometimes they have to admit they can't protect you from everything and just let you cry in their arms
will teach you about strong black figures
helps you reconnect with parts of your culture your parents didn't share with you like reggae music
if you're African they'll wrap you in a bunch of African prints and celebrate Kwanzaa with you
caregiver helping a black age regressor through internalized racism
*caregiver is helping the little take a bath* "hey bubba, be careful, you're gonna hurt your skin" "I needs to get clean" "You only have to scrub a little to get clean, now you're gonna start tearing your skin" "no! I'm not clean enough yet. I needs to be clean like the pwetty girls on TV" "oh bubba," *picks you up and holds you* "you're not dirty, you're african and there are very many pretty girls on TV that look like you" "mmm... but they're not cared about like the clean girls" "bubba, all of those girls are clean and so are you. And yes sometimes people care more about the white girls but you don't have to worry about that because you'll always have me to care about you" "okay, mama... why can not people just care about all of us?" "because sometimes the world is mean and that's very sad but I'm here to protect you"
shoutout to black age regressors that didn't get to be children bc their parents knew they wouldn't get to make the same mistakes that their white peers made who are now taking back the chance to be kids
you were never dangerous, you were just a kid ❤️