Tonight I’m watching SKIN on Netflix. Yes, a very exciting New Year’s Eve at the Solomon-Strutz household. For those who have not seen the movie it is about Sandra Laing, a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. I’ve seen several movies regarding apartheid South Africa but this one resonated with me since it focused on raising children that others indicate don’t “look” like you.

I know so many couple that are raising biracial children and many of them probably have heard several of the following comments: Is that your baby? Your baby has “good” hair! Your kids must look just like their father/mother. I know that my mixed children might encounter some hardships but we all do. What leads a biracial child to adopt a particular racial identity? I struggled at first thinking about how can I share both my heritage and my husband’s with my kids. Ultimately, as long as they are raised in a family where they are taught to celebrate diversity and appreciate an upbringing with various cultures they can only succeed.