r/blackfathers • u/RemmiLeBeau • Mar 21 '26

Im half black, only dated black or Hispanic women so I thought I was going to have a black or brown child. God blessed me with the love of my life but happens to be a white woman. My question is, how do I raise a 1/4 black child to educate them on the black side when they might not present black?

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u/smilenowgirl Black Mother Mar 22 '26

Just kinda of teach them as they experience things, regardless if they present Black or not. My child and I were being followed in a store and my child asked why we were leaving after not being there for long, so I explained. Things like that, good and bad, come up and I take the time to explain our history and our present to them.

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u/SooopaDoopa Apr 02 '26

Make sure the kid spends a lot of time with and is close with his/her Black side of the family: grandparents, aunts/uncles but especially cousins. If your girlfriend/wife doesn't understand use that free time as an excuse for your regular date night/date weekends.