This Comment by Denise on the post 9 Things I Want to Say (But Don’t) to Your Curious Yet Racially-Charged Microaggressions Against Me & My Children
“My neighbor is from Brazil with dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin. Her husband from Germany, is blue eyed and was blond as a child. Both of her children are blue eyed, fair skinned and blond. People ALWAYS assume she is the nanny, even when they see all four of them together. She jokes that she was just the vessel. But yes, sometimes people aren’t just curious but rude as well. Luckily here in Socal there are so many multicultural families, it is becoming commonplace enough that less and less does it seem exotic or strange to have children who are an amazing blend of nationalities and do not favor their parents in an exact way. Hopefully one day, all anyone will see is a child with his or her parent.”
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