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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 51740" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have two Asian kids, a black son and a bi-racial daughter. My bi-racial daughter identifies herself pretty much as being black. It isn't what others define her as, it's HER defining herself that way. We don't have that many black families in our small town, but we know them all :smile: </p><p>I guess I'm not "enlightened" because I raise her pretty much the same as I raise all my kids, and don't stress on the race issue. My black friends seem to think I'm doing ok with her. She is adopted--her birthmother white and her birthfather black and has pictures of both. She's only had one incident where somebody has called her a name in school. </p><p>I am guessing she'll date boys of all races. We couldn't care less about race. She'll probably eventually like hip-hop. My Asian daughter even did as a teen--it's popular. We banned it from the house, but she listened outside of the house. My daughter has Learning Disability (LD)'s and is very athletic. My guess is she'll go to tech school and not a four year college--she's a great kid, but not particularly studious--we'll see. In no way will I force any child to go to college--I think that's silly. Some kids are cut out for it and some aren't. I also think it's silly to think you can keep kids away from "bad" people of their own race. My daughter is already well aware of black crime and injustice just by watching television.</p><p>I wouldn't stress over it or make it an exact science. Just enjoy your grandchild. All kids are different. The best advice I can give is it's good to have close friends who are black and will understand if she hits some rough times. Other than that, I have no real advice. JMO :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 51740, member: 1550"] I have two Asian kids, a black son and a bi-racial daughter. My bi-racial daughter identifies herself pretty much as being black. It isn't what others define her as, it's HER defining herself that way. We don't have that many black families in our small town, but we know them all [img]:smile:[/img] I guess I'm not "enlightened" because I raise her pretty much the same as I raise all my kids, and don't stress on the race issue. My black friends seem to think I'm doing ok with her. She is adopted--her birthmother white and her birthfather black and has pictures of both. She's only had one incident where somebody has called her a name in school. I am guessing she'll date boys of all races. We couldn't care less about race. She'll probably eventually like hip-hop. My Asian daughter even did as a teen--it's popular. We banned it from the house, but she listened outside of the house. My daughter has Learning Disability (LD)'s and is very athletic. My guess is she'll go to tech school and not a four year college--she's a great kid, but not particularly studious--we'll see. In no way will I force any child to go to college--I think that's silly. Some kids are cut out for it and some aren't. I also think it's silly to think you can keep kids away from "bad" people of their own race. My daughter is already well aware of black crime and injustice just by watching television. I wouldn't stress over it or make it an exact science. Just enjoy your grandchild. All kids are different. The best advice I can give is it's good to have close friends who are black and will understand if she hits some rough times. Other than that, I have no real advice. JMO [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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