My daughter is half Filipino half British
I am worried in the future she is not going to understand her identity I don’t want her to feel like she’s not British enough or Filipino enough my partners cousins are mixed too and they was brought up in the uk and really struggled with feeling like they don’t belong to any side of the family how can I prevent that I’m trying to really have her in both sides of culture but I feel like my partner is struggling to remember to do so and he’s the one that has to teach her his culture he knows it the best I’m learning along the way too with my daughter.
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My daughter half Nigerian 🇳🇬 and half Scottish and half English and I put movies on YouTube and have a look on YouTube show her videos of the country and listening to music
Your baby is so beautiful!
I totally get what you mean. Mine is half Filipino and half Korean, so I’ve been trying to learn more about my husband’s culture and share it with our baby. For example, in Korea they celebrate a baby’s 100th day, so I got her a traditional outfit and celebrated her. In the Philippines, it’s common to pierce a baby’s ears as early as four months, so I’m planning to do that as well.
I feel like men don’t always think about these details as much. they’re just happy as long as the baby is healthy, lol.
My kids are half Filipino and half black. Their Lola speaks to them in Tagalog and we have plenty of Filipino and black history books, we also go to events that celebrate both sides and eat a lot of foods from both cultures
Being mixed is great. You get to honor two culture and find refuge in both life styles.
Best you can do is authentically match your husband’s cultural energy while being mindful of one’s differences and privileges.
Hope this helps.
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