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By: Dodgeblogium » Euro-votes BoMS

Dodgeblogium » Euro-votes BoMS — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:41:51 +0000

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:27:42 +0000

Penny – I hope they don’t care. That is, if I have anything to do about it!

Vered – I think about that every time I head people say we have our first black president.

Nelia – I have a Dominican friend who said something similar once. I suppose the unpredictability of it will make it more interesting!

By: Nelia

Nelia — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:59:24 +0000

Hank and I understand your concern. A few years ago, we were off to see an African-American girlfriend of mine (who also happens to be married to a White fella) who I hadn’t seen in some time. She had given birth some years previous, but I had yet to see her daughter.

I decided to give Hank a “warning” about what to expect and explained that the African descent gene pool typically trumps any other gene pool. He just looked at me funny. Finally I said, “You’ll likely have a gorgeous son or daughter that will look nothing like you. ”

He replied simply, “Doesn’t matter.”

I did an inner eye roll and thought, “We’ll just see what you think when you see her daughter.”

As we drove up to the house, an adorable blond, green-eyed girl ran out to greet us. She practically leaped in Hank’s arms. Yep, that was my girlfriend’s “African-descent-gene-pool-trump” daughter. Hank just looked at me and smiled his “what-was-that-trump-card-you-were-talking-about?” smile.

After the visit, Hank told me, “I hope our daughter gets more of her mother’s good looks.”

I haven’t said a word about it since.

By: Vered - MomGrind

Vered - MomGrind — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:58:03 +0000

I thought this would have changed by now, but I guess people still need to put labels on people. Maybe, as you say, your children will help it change.

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:18:57 +0000

That’s a great post. I wonder about these issues quite a lot. Not because of my possible children, but like you said – people are ‘mixing’ and everyone’s background is diverse. Even if you are plain ‘white’ you probably have a whole story to tell when it comes to where your ancestors were from. It’s fascinating, and it plays a role in how we look but it isn’t everything. And I do believe you are right in thinking your children aren’t going to care so much for those labels.