A dark skintone isn’t dirty.
If a child starts choosing not to play outside because she’s scared of getting “too dark,”
a dangerous story is being written — silently, deeply.
And it’s heartbreaking.
This is a chilling moment that I witnessed. An acquaintance and her daughter were sitting outside.
“Amma, I want to go play,” the little one said.
Her mum smiled, “Okay, go.”
But the girl paused, “But I don’t have my cap…”
They looked at each other.
And softly, the mother whispered — “Maybe not today.”
It wasn’t said in anger. It came from love.
This mother had faced years of comments, taunts, shame.
She didn’t want her daughter to go through the same.
She was protecting her.
There was no medical reason. Only a cosmetic one.
But — was she fighting the right battle?
What we want is simple:
For our children to look in the mirror and smile.
To run free in the sun and still feel beautiful.
To know that dark isn’t dirty — it’s just another beautiful way to be.
🌞 Let’s raise kids who see their skin as strength, not something to hide.
🌞 Let’s break the chain of shame, gently, together.
🌞Standing tall with each other, celebrating every skin tone instead of allowing them to live in the shadows, let us support them to shine forth in the light.
💬 Please check out our affirmation for parents workshop to help you rewrite the story and break this cycle of shame.
