evenandsana:

one thing that, us poc/muslim kids and parents do not believe in, that most white kids and parents do, is age.

in a muslim/poc household, it doesn’t matter if the kid is 5 or 21, 9 or 18, 10 or 16, parents will ask questions. its just … the way it is. there is no “legal age”. we don’t believe in that. we can’t use excuses like “i’m old enough now!”, “i’m 16/18/21. i’m an adult, free to do what i want, now”.

we don’t have that.

no matter what age you are, boy or girl, however old you are, poc/muslim parents do not care. they will ask about your wherebouts. how you are, where you’ve been, followed by “you live in this house, so you will follow the rules of this house just like everyone else does.” it’s just the way it is. always has been, always will be.

its a completely normal part of childhood for us.