Knowing of the biological parent
To all the parents that’s have biracial children, if you have a child that is half black and half white but is darker, how do you give more detail to your child that they are biracial? Since my son was two, I have been trying to tell my son about his other family that he’s never known or met ( only the aunt on the biological side but only through video chat) I’ve shown him pictures of his much older siblings and also cousins and he was fine with it. But when it came to wanting to show a picture of his biological father (who is white) he says no.
No from what I’ve been told, he’s not dead he just didn’t want to be in my child’s life. I don’t want to force my son into knowing someone if he doesn’t want to but I wonder if anyone else is going through this and can give me advice.
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So, I'm biracial but obviously white presenting. My white father was never in my life, and by the time I was 5 or 6, we didn't have contact with the rest of his family either. I was the only person who looked like me in my family, and it was never talked about.
From the pictures on your profile, your son looks like a very typical mixed kid. I don't think you have to worry about him being confused by his identity growing up. The best adjusted mixed kids I know all have black mothers. As he grows up, I'd just make sure you're open to whatever questions he might have. I never felt like I could ask about my absentee white family and I was in my 30s before I ever got the full story of what happened.
Thanks so much.
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