Biracial Sensitivity!

I'm a huge fan of reading my own writing at times, especially those memories of when I was "with child". It allows me to recall a time that is a dim light at the end of a tunnel at this point - thoughts, questions, concerns, the whole lot. This will come to play in a few short minutes.

Recently a friend of mine who frequents the baby-gaga.com website to chat with fellow mommy and mommy-to-be's informed me of a pregnant lady who posted a question about bi-racial babies and what her child would perhaps look like. Word of mouth, the feedback was horrendous. People calling her everything under the sun because of this simple question.

To some degree, I understand why it would seem like a slap in a face to different races or mothers in general. Why does it matter what colour your child will be, what features will be more dominant, and so on. At the same time (back to those written down accounts!) I can recall my curiosity. I can remember wondering if he'll be dark or light, the shape of his nose, the texture of his hair, etc. In the long run I knew it wouldn't matter, and I knew I could look at a million babies with the same ethnicity and that would never amount to what my baby would look like.

I just really don't understand why people would turn curiosity into a monsterous thing. She wasn't going to disown her baby if it came out more dark or more light than she wanted, if it had big ears, or small eyes. Why is this world so full of hatred and assumptions?

Simply put, I love my bi-racial little angel. If anything his colour enhances his appearance, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Now I am off to post a picture of him in response to this girl's post. Always showing some love!