So a little about me, I am from California, the Bay Area. My husband is from West Virginia (Yeah huge leap in everything about us) well anyways, I am out here in West Virginia right now. I am one of the two or three 'colored' people out here within a 75 mile radius (everyone knows everyone's family out here). I am half black, half white with brown hair and green eyes.
Well here I am going into Walmart cause the nearest mall or store other than walmart is almost 50 miles away. This lady comes up to me and coos at my son and says:
Lady - "Aww he is so cute are you babysitting?"
Me- "What?.. No?" so I look at Connor and was like "This is my son"
Lady - "How is that your son? wow he is bright blond hair and bright blue eyes"
Me - "It isn't a far stray from my green"
Lady - "Just his skin is so light, I would have never known he was anything other than white."
Me (in a very mocking country tone)- "Well! I guess I grabbed the wrong baby. Shucks with all pickins' I did that day I was seeing brown all over! Excuse me while I take the colored exit out and go hand this wonderful baby to his rightful mother."
I know, it is bad, but this isn't the first time this has happened since I've had him. I usually find it more funny than anything, but today it was hot and humid... and I was sticky.
Re: LOL.. I just can't today.
How did you go from the Bay Area to WV?? My husband is from San Francisco, it's beautiful there :
My husband was working on an oil rig out there when we met, he was in the process of moving back to his home here in WV. So I came out here. I do miss Cali, a lot. I am from Napa Valley.
I know! There are a lot of nice people out here, it took me a while to get used to the everyone waving at you thing...
And LOL.
Eta: lol at everyone waving. So true. I love it!
I'm Hispanic tan / dark hair and my husband is of Irish and German descent blond / blue eyes. DD1 looks a lot like me but with fairer skin and light brown hair. DS2 however, was born with very fair skin and blond hair. He doesn't look like he's my child and I've already had a handful of strangers ask me if he is my child. I'm assuming they think I'm the nanny. Oy!