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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 66656" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I see that too and it worries me. Our town isn't near a city that is that diverse. Madison is the closest one, an hour and a half away. There are few AA boys here. The other school has a lot of Native Americans, roughly her shade and hispanics--I think this could be a better option later on. I think those kids would be far more open to dating her--she could pass for either. She also has very close friends, that we call cousins, who are biracial and live near Chicago. We visit several times a year. I'm sure when she is down there (I'm talking in a few years--when she is 14) the AA/hispanic boys will like her. At least she could have a few summer romances. She's really pretty! I'm not just saying that because i'm her mother either. If she would wear her hair down or in braids, she'd be gorgeous--both of her birthparents were beautiful, and she's tall and thin.</p><p></p><p>Also, our biggest neighboring town (18,000) has diversity, however I don't want to put her in THAT school as it also has a lot of drugs. My 23 year old ex-difficult child got into so much trouble at that school, starting in middle school, that I don't want to send her there. And she doesn't want to go--it scares her. I think I'll wait and see what she decides she wants to do and see how her social life shakes out once she's old enough to date. My daughter is already developing crushes on boys, and that's what got me thinking. </p><p></p><p>I think moving out of the area, where she has so many friends, would devastate her. Every time I talk about moving back to Illinois to be near her older siblings, she covers her ears and says, "I won't leave my friends!" So right now, she's content. It's the frantic mother in me that isn't...lol. One point of interest: AA boys up here are considered "hot" and the few that are here have girls chasing after them! Even my friend's hub, who is AA and overweight, is amused that women go after him. He thinks it's a riot as does his wife (this sweet man would never cheat).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 66656, member: 1550"] I see that too and it worries me. Our town isn't near a city that is that diverse. Madison is the closest one, an hour and a half away. There are few AA boys here. The other school has a lot of Native Americans, roughly her shade and hispanics--I think this could be a better option later on. I think those kids would be far more open to dating her--she could pass for either. She also has very close friends, that we call cousins, who are biracial and live near Chicago. We visit several times a year. I'm sure when she is down there (I'm talking in a few years--when she is 14) the AA/hispanic boys will like her. At least she could have a few summer romances. She's really pretty! I'm not just saying that because i'm her mother either. If she would wear her hair down or in braids, she'd be gorgeous--both of her birthparents were beautiful, and she's tall and thin. Also, our biggest neighboring town (18,000) has diversity, however I don't want to put her in THAT school as it also has a lot of drugs. My 23 year old ex-difficult child got into so much trouble at that school, starting in middle school, that I don't want to send her there. And she doesn't want to go--it scares her. I think I'll wait and see what she decides she wants to do and see how her social life shakes out once she's old enough to date. My daughter is already developing crushes on boys, and that's what got me thinking. I think moving out of the area, where she has so many friends, would devastate her. Every time I talk about moving back to Illinois to be near her older siblings, she covers her ears and says, "I won't leave my friends!" So right now, she's content. It's the frantic mother in me that isn't...lol. One point of interest: AA boys up here are considered "hot" and the few that are here have girls chasing after them! Even my friend's hub, who is AA and overweight, is amused that women go after him. He thinks it's a riot as does his wife (this sweet man would never cheat). [/QUOTE]
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