When Your Kids Are Bi-Racial
Posted on 10 18, 2008 under The Manual by Noodad | Comments
Racial equality is a hot topic in my household. Maybe it’s because my neighbor’s dog is racist. He never barks at anyone else except me. I, of course, am the only person that is not white in my entire neighborhood. If I were to decipher his angry bark I would no doubt hear, “Go back to where you come from, you foreigner.”
Seriously though, I am Chinese and my wife is not. My kids are half-chinese, half white. This creates a whole new set of topics to talk about and examples to set. Frequently, my 4 year old daughter will comment on how “Daddy is the only one in the family that has black hair.” When asked what color mommy’s hair is and what color the kid’s hair is, it seems like a lesson in color theory:
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