My daughter is 1/4 black but looks completely white.

Gabrielle - posted on 03/03/2011

When my daughter was born, my mom and I were a bit surprised how white she was. My husband is 100% Black. He's from Africa, not America, so there was no mix in him. I'm olive-skinned with black hair. People think I'm Spanish.



But my nurses were all Black, and they said that she would end up a shade somewhere between the shade inside her ears and her pubic region, which were both darker than the rest of her.



She is now fairly brown. It's funny. Her dad calls her Black, but she'll have none of it. He is brown. I am pink, and she is gold, so she says.

Carol - posted on 03/01/2011

my baby girl is 1/4th black and has blonde hair blue eyes and is whiter then a sheet of paper. She hasnt darkened her hair is a little bit red due to highlightd not very noticable and her eyes are a light blue grey. I love it, she looks so much like her daddy.

Jennifer - posted on 06/24/2010

Hi I have 3 biracial children 1 boy and 2 girls.All of our children Have a tan skin tone but are different complexions.My son has tight spring curls and my girls have a loose curls.Because of their hair texture i get ppl asking are the hispanic and others.I also wanted to say that when I had my 3rd .She was so pale whit I thought she wouldnt have any color but now she is my darkest child.

Hannah - posted on 06/19/2010

My Husband is mixed. Mother is 100% German and his Dad is African American. Our Son is very pale white. Blue eyes and straight brown hair. Our Daughter born 2 years after our Son has dark brown CURLY hair, brown eyes and darker complextion.

Amy - posted on 06/05/2010

I have almost the same exact scenario as you. My husband's mom is white, his dad was black (he passed away) and I am very fair with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyway, my husband looks 1/2 and 1/2 and out first daughter came out looking like what I imagined (in fact she is a carbon copy of her dad). Our second daughter came out fair with curly hair but now at age five, have blond, straight hair with blue eyes. People are amazed they are sisters and she looks like I did when I was her age. It still amazes me how genetics work. Even though we do not want anymore children, I wonder who would be the genetic tie breaker if we had a third :)

Tara - posted on 05/27/2010

Oh wow, I'll bet you have to beat the girls off of him! haha. I'm thinking her hair will get curly since my husband's hair has mostly black hair texture and I have VERY course and wavy hair for being white. I would like my daughter to identify with both ethnicities if that's what she so chooses. I'm glad she'll have my husband to talk to about how he grew up being biracial and what it is going to be like for her. I can support her and be as helpful as possible but I never lived that life so I'm thankful she'll have a good role-model in her father and her aunt.

Laura - posted on 05/23/2010

hello....my son is also mixed...he is very light in the winter but gets pretty golden bronze in the summer. he had wavy hair til he was about 5 months then it got to be wonderful little tight curls, yet not too dry. BTW...my son has beautiful blue eyes,people said would change. i am glad that they didn't. my son looks more white then black...but he knows who he is and he is comfortable with being mixed. Best to U...... Laural