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Anonymous wrote:I have mixed race kids. Try asking the question back to them. ‘What color do you think you are?’. The responses can be revealing to what they are thinking.

Mom of half Caucasian/ half south Asian kids here. This was helpful in figuring out why my six year old was asking. She’s in a very diverse school and was just wondering why she wasn’t the same color as other mixed race kids.

OP here. I did this today. He said he's every color! Haha

Anonymous wrote:I have mixed race kids. Try asking the question back to them. ‘What color do you think you are?’. The responses can be revealing to what they are thinking.

Mom of half Caucasian/ half south Asian kids here. This was helpful in figuring out why my six year old was asking. She’s in a very diverse school and was just wondering why she wasn’t the same color as other mixed race kids.

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Anonymous wrote:How old is he? The answer is black. Seems like that answer hurts to hear. My kids are as light as yours, but they know they are black.

I apologize. I thought you said he was South African. Why can you say brown and that you are half South Asian?

OP here. I can say this but he's a very light brown. I guess I'll just say tan. He asked about daddy's color today and mine.

Caramel? Chocolate? My kids are a lovely light caramel color.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg why not just answer the question?

My son’s eyes are blue. If he asks what color they are, should I delve into his German roots? I answer “blue” and move on.

Are you one of those ignorant people who think there is no racism?

There is an age where skin or eye color questions are genuinely asking for a color. And then there's the point where the kid wants/needs more. It's like asking where babies come from, the 2yo answer is different than the 9 yo answer. Knowing more about the context of the question is helpful for being able to answer. It's possible that the PPs answer is correct for OP, but much depends on why the kid is asking. We are a mixed race family with very pale white kid. At one point his question meant what crayon should I use, and at another point he wanted to know why mommy was so much darker than him and what did it mean when the man at the store thought I was his nanny.