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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. [b]Because it is creepy when it comes down to it[/b].[/quote]

No it's not.  [/quote]

PP here. Sorry I meant to clarify: say to people who are asking if your husband is darker " are you asking about my sex life?"  Because people asking about skin color of partners because of resulting progeny is creepy! [/quote]

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