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Love_um_all
I think the point isn't how much you love your daughter, it's making sure she has the tools to survive as a person of color in this society.
The fact is, while she might be half caucasian, if she doesn't look white, she will be treated differently that white people. Our kids can only take advantage of our white privilege while they are with us.
I wish we lived in a society where we were truly judged only on the content of our character and not the color of our skin, but the fact is that we don't live in that kind of society. Those of us who are white are going to have to make an extra effort to prepare our children of color -- we will have to conciously teach skills and behaviors that AA parents model -- everything from hair care to how to behave in a store to the magazines we read and the movies we watch.
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