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I tell people now that God is just playing a little joke on me, to show me that the fact that she is part of me by blood really doesn't really matter, she came out looking like she did, and she is still mine.
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LOL Good attitude! Genes are so funny - one family can have 6 kids and you know immediately they belong together because of the resemblance, like the red-haried family in Harry Potter. Other families are all genetically related and no one looks like anyone. I had a friend whose husband was wondering and a bit upset because they were both dark, but had a blond, fair, blue-eyed baby. The majority of babies come with blue eyes, and if their genes dictate brown, they change later. My mom had pitch black hair by the time she was 5, but was born with blond fuzz. I told my friend to reassure her husband that it was quite possible - that they were both heterozygous for hair color and eye color. They were both blond/brown and if the child's eyes stay blue, then they were also blue/brown. Green eyes are another one that requires both parents to contribute a green eye gene. In a couple that's brown/brown and blond/brown, the blond will never be expressed.
Mackenzie - I've always loved that name for a girl. So you haven't found out what your heritage is? Let's seeee...Italian, Spanish, Mediterranean...oh, and American Indian. I wouldn't be surprised if in a gazillion more centuries, we're all darker and blond/blue/fair is eliminated since that type is more susceptible to skin problems and blue eyes are more sensitive to bright sun. If we still exist!
Warmly, heartbeat