I have seen this happen first hand in my family and it was done the wrong way. Unfortunately I was young while most of it was going on and I don't really know the entire situation. My nephew is half black. We never treated him any differently growing up. He was just Noah. People would look at family pictures and say "Who is that?" My reply would always be the same, that's my nephew Noah. I didn't feel that any further explanation was needed on the situation.
What I just recently found out was that my sister never told my nephew the whole story about his real father and how he came to be. This is something that my nephew has struggled with his entire life and has battled with some strong demons. To make a long story short, I wouldn't say there is a happy ending but things have come out in the open and issues are being worked on.
I guess i'm rambling on again but at least Birdie knew where she came from and knew how to identify with who she was instead of always wondering. I still don't like the labels as being "white privileged" or anything like that and I haven't figured out why.
Jennifer Graham
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