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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the white person in an interracial couple and the big wake-up realizations I've had are with how people speak to and about my children. For the most part, I think most people think nothing of my children's racial make up, but I have heard things and received questions that just really shocked me, and stung. I think prior to it being my children, I was aware that racism still exists, but it's just different to hear a friend or some one on the news share his/her experience, than it is to hear some one say something ignorant about your child. The intense love and desire to protect your children just really ups the intensity of these exchanges for me. The first time some one said something racially charged about my child, I was just so shocked and appalled. I really didn't know what to say or how to respond. I wonder if maybe some one who's experienced this her whole life is less surprised, or better able to respond in the moment, even if it's just as awful. [/quote]
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