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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mixed isn’t a color. What color is his skin? Kids are literal. Answer him. [/quote]

He's light brown. Most people would assume he's white or possibly a light skinned Latino. I'm very fair. [/quote]

Tell him he's a beautiful brown.  Then explain why he is the color he is.  At least, that's what my kids were interested in knowing.  Not so much the color - because they knew their colors by then - but why were they a different color from other people they knew?[/quote]

OP here. Okay yes I didn't think it would come up but people do ask me if my husband's darker a lot. 
My son hears these conversations. I think he's curious why he looks different.

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Latina from a diverse family here.  I struggle a lot with how people approach and ask questions about skin color in front of kids. A number of people have mistaken me for a nanny to my own kids. I think you should look at the people in question and say "are you asking about my sex life?" and leave it at that. Because it is creepy when it comes down to it.[/quote]

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