Patricia Williams is a mother of three boys, two of whom were born with albinism. Now, Patricia is going public to reveal how she’s raising her boys and to advise other parents on how to raise children who look different.

Patricia’s oldest son Redd and baby son Rockwell both are albino. In the few years that he has been alive, Redd has never let this hold him back, and Patricia describes him as a “rowdy” boy who “knows how to keep up and hold his own.”

“We have tried our best to raise Redd to be just like any of our other boys (and we will raise Rockwell to be the same), not limiting him in any way or discouraging him from things that would be a little frightening,” Patricia explained.

The mother went on to say that sometimes she finds herself wanting to hold Redd back or to protect him, “but then my husband gives me a gentle reminder that he’ll be all right.”

Patricia has some important advice for other parents who are in similar situations to her.

“I think the best thing any parent can give their children is confidence,” she said. “If you have a child who looks a little different, or has special needs, or sometimes just doesn’t fit in with the crowd … it’s our duty to provide them with tools in order to withstand how cruel the world can be.”

Unfortunately, Patricia and her family have already had to deal with children bullying Redd.

“We have already dealt with our fair share of kids being unkind to Redd while at a playground and we know it will continue to happen throughout his childhood (and possibly adulthood),” she said. “Kids can be so honest in such an innocent, yet totally hurtful way and we are trying our best to use those opportunities to educate them about albinism and to explain why Redd’s eyes move back and forth and why his hair is so white.”

In the end, Patricia and her husband are already teaching Redd how to deal with bullies.

“I’ve always said the best defense we can give to Redd is to teach him how to be confident and give him the right things to say when he hears people making fun of him,” she said. “My husband has always said the next best defense is to give him Kung-Fu lessons.”