Looking at TexasBred's latest race-tinged comment got me to thinking. Growing up, we were a lilly white family. We had big family get togethers several times a year. The summer one at the lake, Thanksgiving at our house, Christmas at Grandmas' house. And if any relatives came from far away came to visit, we'd all get together for that, too.
We're down to just about one get together a year now, the summer one. As I looked around there the last several years, I see major differences. My niece has a new half Indian baby, cousin is raising his half black grandson and has several more half black grandkids, another cousin married to a beautiful Mexican woman (probably shouldn't read too much into it, though this his 4th marriage), A niece with her two half Mexican daughters and their kids. One of the daughters married a Mexican, the other a white guy so the cousins are different looking, but they don't care. They love each other anyway. I can't think of any Oriental in the family. But that will probably come. Personally, I think it's great.
How about you? Any racial diversity creeping into your families?
We're down to just about one get together a year now, the summer one. As I looked around there the last several years, I see major differences. My niece has a new half Indian baby, cousin is raising his half black grandson and has several more half black grandkids, another cousin married to a beautiful Mexican woman (probably shouldn't read too much into it, though this his 4th marriage), A niece with her two half Mexican daughters and their kids. One of the daughters married a Mexican, the other a white guy so the cousins are different looking, but they don't care. They love each other anyway. I can't think of any Oriental in the family. But that will probably come. Personally, I think it's great.
How about you? Any racial diversity creeping into your families?