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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 51725" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Melissa, </p><p></p><p>whoah, talk about politics! </p><p></p><p>I am also raising a biracial kid, who also happens to have a bit of native American ancestry, as well as Russian Jewish ancestry. (He's also Irish, so he celebrates St. Patrick's Day! LOL.)</p><p></p><p>His bmom and bdad don't really listen to much hip hop, and his bgrandparents are very conservative and religious. So we aren't worried about "the general public" when it comes to black stereoptypes (not that we would be anyway).</p><p></p><p>Yes, love and stability are the biggest issues. However, there is no fooling anyone that our kids don't look like us. At some point it will affect our kids and they need to learn to navigate our society. Some kids are shocked and hurt when they realize how out of the "mainstream" they have been, and they cut off their adoptive families altogether, but I suspect my son won't be like that... we have exposed him to all sorts of people and socioeconomic experiences and continue to do so. We also have friends from all socioeconomic levels and of all races, we openly discuss things, and we like to travel. Which leads me to my next point...</p><p></p><p>It is imperative to get out and see things. Travel across the country and to foreign countries. It's a real eye opener. Too many people in America think that it's black, white and nothing else. NOT!</p><p></p><p>Still, our family culture comes first. </p><p></p><p>My son will most likely not be accepted into hip hop black culture, and I phrase it that way deliberately. He will be accepted into educated and middle class/upper middle class black culture. And white culture. And any other culture he cares to emulate and assimilate. </p><p></p><p>At the moment, he's only 10, and he's interested in anything to do with-sports, regardless of his teammates' backgrounds. </p><p></p><p>Here's an interesting article on the subject: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700926.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700926.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 51725, member: 3419"] Hi Melissa, whoah, talk about politics! I am also raising a biracial kid, who also happens to have a bit of native American ancestry, as well as Russian Jewish ancestry. (He's also Irish, so he celebrates St. Patrick's Day! LOL.) His bmom and bdad don't really listen to much hip hop, and his bgrandparents are very conservative and religious. So we aren't worried about "the general public" when it comes to black stereoptypes (not that we would be anyway). Yes, love and stability are the biggest issues. However, there is no fooling anyone that our kids don't look like us. At some point it will affect our kids and they need to learn to navigate our society. Some kids are shocked and hurt when they realize how out of the "mainstream" they have been, and they cut off their adoptive families altogether, but I suspect my son won't be like that... we have exposed him to all sorts of people and socioeconomic experiences and continue to do so. We also have friends from all socioeconomic levels and of all races, we openly discuss things, and we like to travel. Which leads me to my next point... It is imperative to get out and see things. Travel across the country and to foreign countries. It's a real eye opener. Too many people in America think that it's black, white and nothing else. NOT! Still, our family culture comes first. My son will most likely not be accepted into hip hop black culture, and I phrase it that way deliberately. He will be accepted into educated and middle class/upper middle class black culture. And white culture. And any other culture he cares to emulate and assimilate. At the moment, he's only 10, and he's interested in anything to do with-sports, regardless of his teammates' backgrounds. Here's an interesting article on the subject: [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700926.html"]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700926.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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