tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post7047145223220599515..comments2023-10-02T10:46:41.635-04:00Comments on Mixed Family Life: I'm His Mommy, Not His Nanny!Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442759988114460965noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-62338067279778922472009-08-14T03:28:54.781-04:002009-08-14T03:28:54.781-04:00Oh I get this alright because I've had similar...Oh I get this alright because I've had similar experiences and usually I just take my kid and walk away. It's usually talking to people and they are speaking to my husband and the child as if I"m not there! Oh hell no! <br /><br />It is very hurtful.Colette Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844522784600855200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-16364561450895458192009-08-13T00:52:42.067-04:002009-08-13T00:52:42.067-04:00All of my kids look different (7 of them) from the...All of my kids look different (7 of them) from their skin tone brown to light. Some with straight hair, wavy, natural curls, or even coarsed. I haven't really been bombarded with are they mines... However when all together, I have been asked do I have a daycare....Niqnaq23https://www.blogger.com/profile/08095357576659726807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-30551218529339174892009-08-11T23:01:10.568-04:002009-08-11T23:01:10.568-04:00Oh! I feel your anger and shared it as I read! ugh...Oh! I feel your anger and shared it as I read! ugh!<br />People just don't get it! I know some people don't do it on purpose, but DON'T MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS just because!<br />I am puertorican, meaning we have all the mix you can imagine! :) We even have a phrase that goes: "And your Grandmother, where she is" meaning that every puertorican has their black, indian, white, spaniard, arabic, all roots all over in the blood and it will reflect in any of our kids! :)LVLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329567918215150056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-10335735758269155612009-08-10T22:19:23.638-04:002009-08-10T22:19:23.638-04:00And my sitter looks a lot like me...people assume ...And my sitter looks a lot like me...people assume when she is babysitting the baby is hers. It just goes to show you what assumptions will get you.Nicole Felicianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130531509965554889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-43802381060363166252009-08-10T15:44:50.235-04:002009-08-10T15:44:50.235-04:00I'm a new mommy to your site, but just found t...I'm a new mommy to your site, but just found this article and while I can't relate because it hasn't happened to me, I have plenty of friends who it has happened to because they are Latinas like me with white husbands (most are blond with blue-eyed) and so their kids came out looking like dad, yet mommy is tan, black hair, dark eyes (like me) and they've been approached at the market or parks asking if they were the nanny! Unbelievable that people don't realize how many multi-racial families there are today! And we make such cute babies :-)DLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569977870499347082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-38604676309798930972009-08-10T15:42:24.025-04:002009-08-10T15:42:24.025-04:00OMG- this happened to me too. I am black my husban...OMG- this happened to me too. I am black my husband white and my daughter is an obvious mix from completion to facial expressions. This woman told my daughter when she was only 4 months and was with me and my husband, to tell her "nanny that it's OK for you to cry". I was furious and speechless. My husband on the other hand was not speechless. He put her in her place. This lead me to design shirts and other things for mixed-families. Check out my stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/momontherise/3300337Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-44579832016034916532009-08-10T14:55:51.370-04:002009-08-10T14:55:51.370-04:00Reading that story just made my blood boil. How in...Reading that story just made my blood boil. How intrusive and outright RUDE of that mama. *smh* <br /><br />Although it's not nearly the same, I feel a bit of that irritation when folks comment on my son's complexion, being that he is quite a bit lighter than me. He looks just like me, features-wise, but many ppl look at him, then look at me, and then feel the need to ask: "Where do you think he got his complexion from?" Ummm, black folks vary in complexion, and you never know what genes are gonna pop up. Duh! It bothers me to no end.<br /><br />Im sorry this happened to you. Great post, thanks for sharing.Yakinihttp://www.prissymommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-23462258353816842372009-08-10T11:18:34.069-04:002009-08-10T11:18:34.069-04:00That stinks! For some reason, I expected more from...That stinks! For some reason, I expected more from New Yorkers -- aren't they suppose to be more worldly? Maybe, I need to get out more and watch less "Sex and the City".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-47951927242872920612009-08-10T08:27:54.051-04:002009-08-10T08:27:54.051-04:00Oh, it's just awful what people will say and ...Oh, it's just awful what people will say and do. I feel your pain. What a terrible thing to go through time and time again. I'm sending ((hugs)).Emily from TheMotherhoodhttp://www.themotherhood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-61965254924504234092009-08-09T21:51:22.855-04:002009-08-09T21:51:22.855-04:00* Popping over from MomDot.com
I can relate to th...* Popping over from MomDot.com<br /><br />I can relate to this post! I'm Jamasian. My family is Jamaican & Asian. We are all so culterally diverse. <br /><br />People are clueless!JaelCustomDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16582793131116054168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352650946844805920.post-38742267183768162822009-08-09T12:40:38.835-04:002009-08-09T12:40:38.835-04:00Ugh, how could she be so clueless and nosey! I hop...Ugh, how could she be so clueless and nosey! I hope your hubby set her straight during the convo. I swear we need to get t-shirt that say "not the babysitter"Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442759988114460965noreply@blogger.com