I've always thought that mixed babies were the cutest. Obviously a big part of that comes from the fact that I am the product of an inter-racial marriage. I also don't think it helped that my entire life everyone who commented on my attractiveness mentioned my "exotic beauty," whatever the hell that means.
So when I got pregnant, I was excited to see what my daughter would look like, considering the following: My mother is Irish, Native American, "gypsy," and probably some other European blend. My father is African and Native American. Pedro's father is half Paraguayan, an half German, and his mother is Argentinian. I think we've got every continent covered, except Asia (and the poles, but they don't count).
But I read an article in Psychology Today, maybe the April 2006 issue, that totally validated my prejudice. See, it said that when races mix, the better portion of each gene is used in the baby, and therefore the baby is actually genetically superior to both individual parent. And since the gene combination is superior, the baby's face is more symmetrical, which, we all know, makes the baby more attractive.
Cool huh? So if it's true, is it still a prejudice?
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Pretty cool.
FYI, though, and don't have an identity crisis like I did when I found out... Mammaw's mom (your great-great-grandmother, Farinda Smith Robbins) was NOT Native American as we all thought; she was Dark Swede; that is where the dark hair/dark eyes came from (which apparently skipped a generation with her because her hair was red). Her parents, Tobias and Delilah Smith, also looked enough alike to be brother and sister (Delores probably wouldn't like me joking about that since we're from Eastern Kentucky, though, but they did~not saying they were~because I don't know the history past them and don't have the documentation I once had). I had forgotten about your dad, though, but now that you mentioned it again, I remember and have seen it in both of you. Anyway, if you have any more questions (as you probably do, especially now that you have Taryn), you can contact Delores to see if she has anymore information; I plan to follow up on it, myself, but haven't had the time yet.
I was lucky because my dad, also, had Native American in him through Grandma Bunnie~or else my WHOLE life would have been a lie, instead of just half of one! Either way, just always be prepared for surprises and know that you turned out to be someone special no matter where you came from.
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