Seeing that you are from Kentucky, you should know racism will forever be a part of the South as long as there is a South. Racism is a mindset passed down from generation to generation within families, just like they pass down farm land, or money, or family furniture, etc. Kids don't learn it in school, on the street, in church, or in public. It is taught behind closed doors by people who are closed minded for a variety of reasons. You see, their pappy's pappy, and so forth and so on. They don't even question the presets passed on. It is a matter of family pride, bloodline heritage, to just stick with the way it was done, was always done, and will always be done. Being a Southerner you had a choice to make. Alienate your family, or go against their heritage. You could have remained different in your views, but once you stepped over the line you lost any chance of being the one to "free their minds." You can't expect someone to listen or believe you or consider what you have to say when in their mind, you lost all credibility when you crossed over. Just as they can't get you to cross over, you neither can get them. Many prejudice people don't frown on colored children, but just as many do. All I can say is, don't waste your son's childhood by grieving for the white folks who are too stupid to accept him...I mean, for God's sakes...you knew that ahead of time. How can you help people to see that someones color has nothing to do with loving a beautiful child? By raising your child to see it that way, and then he'll raise his that way and so forth and so on. You do it the same way racism manages to thrive...by passing it down.

Well i am a mother of a bi-racial 6 yr old girl and another one on the way. Now my family said they would disown me and yadda yadda yadda, now!- my father(who was the worst one) would hurt the first person who treated my daugher in any sort of disrespectful manor... Hopefully with time, and closeness your family can overcome this.. If you need to talk im here!!!!

Hi my name is Nicole and im a single mother to my beautiful biracial child Jaivon who is half black half white.I know what alot of yous go through with the family drama my grandparents were upset when they found out i was having a mixed child but once they came to see him they fell in love and from him being born it opened their eyes to a whole new world of learning how to love people of other races.But my sons fathers family on the other hand hates the fact that i had a baby with him because i am white and most of them have nothing to do with my son, but hey they are missing out on him, but he has got enough love from everyone else around he will never know the differance.Well here is my son's web page if anyone has time to look at it.if anyone needs to talk feel free to pm me anytime.http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jaivonc/

Hey ya'll.

I don't know how it feels to raise a biracial child, (well my daughter is 1/4 white and 3/4 black but we will never have to go through the scrutiny that ya'll go through because you don't have the same skin color as your children)but I am biracial myself and on top of that I was adopted by white parents. So you can imagine how many stares I got and questions. All the explaining I had to do. And to this day I am still explaining to people why my father is white.
In my area I see more and more biracial children daily, especially with people my age. I think its a great thing. If all people were biracial they we could possible get rid of racism (just a happy thought). Your children won't care what race their parents are, especially their mother. Its always the outside world having judgements. I always say its because they are scared of the power and the fearlessness that some people have to be outside of the norm and to challenge societal views.

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Originally posted by J3pt44:
[qb] Hey ya'll.

I don't know how it feels to raise a biracial child, (well my daughter is 1/4 white and 3/4 black but we will never have to go through the scrutiny that ya'll go through because you don't have the same skin color as your children)but I am biracial myself and on top of that I was adopted by white parents. So you can imagine how many stares I got and questions. All the explaining I had to do. And to this day I am still explaining to people why my father is white.
In my area I see more and more biracial children daily, especially with people my age. I think its a great thing. If all people were biracial they we could possible get rid of racism (just a happy thought). Your children won't care what race their parents are, especially their mother. Its always the outside world having judgements. I always say its because they are scared of the power and the fearlessness that some people have to be outside of the norm and to challenge societal views. [/qb]

And I see you here too. Well judging from the forums we visit I'd say we have a lot in common. Nice to see you again.

feel free to talk to me anytime

I will be having my first child (a son) in about five weeks. :baby: He will be/is bi-racial. Honestly, I could care less what anyone else thinks, though my history of dating should have been a heads up for most! LOL I don�t anticipate having any issues with ANY member of my family, if there are any issues, they need to solve them. My son was conceived in love and that�s just the way it is. I will raise him the best way I can. I am black, his father is white. I want him to be respectful of others, no matter the color of anyone�s skin. I say love your kids, don�t make race an issue, and deal with any problems you �might� have as they come.

Yo

My son's father is black, my daughter's father is hispanic...I am white. There's alot of iognornace in this world...the best you can do is care for and love your children, and raise them to not be as ignorant as others. That's it in a nutshell for me

I think that bi-racial people are just about the most beautiful people in the world!

Everybody who has something to say is just jealous...sucks to be them, eh?

I am a single father of 2. I am white and the mother is Hispanic and I don't know what the big deal of bi racial kids because I see nothing wrong with my kids do you.

Hmm. It never even crossed my mind that my child would be considered bi-racial. I am white, and her father is Puerto Rican. (Is she bi-racial? Her father and I both live in America!!)All I know is she is the most beautiful little girl I could have ever had. I know I'm just a little partial.

I like that

" It never even crossed my mind that my child would be considered bi-racial. Her father and I both live in America!!"

I can agree with you here, but in the world we live in, it seems we will always be separated by race. BUMMER.

Yo

Hi all, just new to the site I find it so hard to believe that there are still so many narrowminded people still left in the world. I have 4 biracial children and live in a small town in QLD AUSTRALIA and this type of stuff just does not happen here ihave never experienced any dissaproval from anyone friends, family even strangers will comment how beautiful my children are. I would not get angry with people who are so narrowminded I would feel sorry for them, cheers jewls

Lesley, in your original post you asked what you could do to make people see that loving someone has nothing to do with their skin color. Only God has the power to change someone's heart. All I can say is Pray, Pray, Pray.

And then Pray some more