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Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?
wwilson89 posted:
Recently, some girlfriends and I were at a step show (something primarily Black fraternities and sororities do) and one of the guys on stage looked white, which white people in Black Greek orgs is a rarity so we were surprised. We were later told he was mixed to which one of my girls, who is biracial (black dad, white mom), replied, "His daddy must be white." This really interested me. Her theory is that most mixed children take the features of their father's race primarily.
So with everyone's experience, would you agree or disagree?
So with everyone's experience, would you agree or disagree?
5 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?Recently, some girlfriends and I were at a step show (something primarily Black fraternities and sororities do) and one of the guys on stage looked white, which white people in Black Greek orgs is a rarity so we were surprised. We were later told he was mixed to which one of my girls, who is biracial (black dad, white mom), replied, "His daddy must be white." This really interested me. Her theory is that most mixed children take the features of their father's race primarily.<br /> <br />So with everyone's experience, would you agree or disagree?
ImMe26 responded:
Ok here is what my dr told me....
I have two mixed girls and both of them look like the black side of them...my son is sooo white...lol... he looks like me...
My dr said that girls in general tend to take after their fathers anyway and thats where their dark features come from...(my middle child has green eyes)...Now my son came out as white as can be...since he was a boy he took more after me, now this proved to be true for my situation, but who knows, may have just been coincidnece..
He said its a delicate balance of dominant "dark" features and if the baby is male or female...but then again this is just one opinion..
Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?<li>**Disagree***<br />Ok here is what my dr told me....<br /> <br />I have two mixed girls and both of them look like the black side of them...my son is sooo white...lol... he looks like me...<br /> <br />My dr said that girls in general tend to take after their fathers anyway and thats where their dark features come from...(my middle child has green eyes)...Now my son came out as white as can be...since he was a boy he took more after me, now this proved to be true for my situation, but who knows, may have just been coincidnece..<br /> <br />He said its a delicate balance of dominant "dark" features and if the baby is male or female...but then again this is just one opinion..
kfitz responded:
I heard the same thing. I have a friends who are white and DH's are black and children look black. I also have 2 friends that have white DH's and there children look more white. Well my DD looks white. She has some skin color, but she looks mostly white to me and DH is medium to dark skinned.
Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?I heard the same thing. I have a friends who are white and DH's are black and children look black. I also have 2 friends that have white DH's and there children look more white. Well my DD looks white. She has some skin color, but she looks mostly white to me and DH is medium to dark skinned.
Viclou1968 replied to kfitz's response:
I agree with everyone, contradcitory, I know.
DH is tall, thin, born with bright blonde hair that is now light brown ( he parts that aren't gray or absent!) and has blue eyes.
I am talllish, never been called skinny-even before baby weight-am lightskinned with realy dark brown hair and eyes.
DS (1st born)is tall, was chubster (though long and thin at birth, he filled out QUICK) but is thinning out with toddler energy. He is as pale as can be but he has hazel/light brownish-green eyes and curly hair. When he was born it was jet black and spiky but now its curly and light brown- it gets blonde around the edges in the summer, yet his skin doesn't darken appreciable- probably the SPF 50. He has a nose like mine- ethnic and a cute set of kissable, not too thin lips.
DD (2nd born)- whom my family says looks Russian- she is very pale, though her belly is a little olive colored. She has straight medium to dark brown hair ( it's getting lighter), blue eyes, a nose a little less ethnic than DS's and nice little pillow lips. She is tall and thin.
In my family, I think in general the older kids look more like dad and with each kid, they looked more like mom. But I've seen the reverse too. I don't know.
My mother says you never know what genes are going to do!
DH is tall, thin, born with bright blonde hair that is now light brown ( he parts that aren't gray or absent!) and has blue eyes.
I am talllish, never been called skinny-even before baby weight-am lightskinned with realy dark brown hair and eyes.
DS (1st born)is tall, was chubster (though long and thin at birth, he filled out QUICK) but is thinning out with toddler energy. He is as pale as can be but he has hazel/light brownish-green eyes and curly hair. When he was born it was jet black and spiky but now its curly and light brown- it gets blonde around the edges in the summer, yet his skin doesn't darken appreciable- probably the SPF 50. He has a nose like mine- ethnic and a cute set of kissable, not too thin lips.
DD (2nd born)- whom my family says looks Russian- she is very pale, though her belly is a little olive colored. She has straight medium to dark brown hair ( it's getting lighter), blue eyes, a nose a little less ethnic than DS's and nice little pillow lips. She is tall and thin.
In my family, I think in general the older kids look more like dad and with each kid, they looked more like mom. But I've seen the reverse too. I don't know.
My mother says you never know what genes are going to do!
Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?I agree with everyone, contradcitory, I know.<br /><br />DH is tall, thin, born with bright blonde hair that is now light brown ( he parts that aren't gray or absent!) and has blue eyes.<br /> <br />I am talllish, never been called skinny-even before baby weight-am lightskinned with realy dark brown hair and eyes.<br /><br />DS (1st born)is tall, was chubster (though long and thin at birth, he filled out QUICK) but is thinning out with toddler energy. He is as pale as can be but he has hazel/light brownish-green eyes and curly hair. When he was born it was jet black and spiky but now its curly and light brown- it gets blonde around the edges in the summer, yet his skin doesn't darken appreciable- probably the SPF 50. He has a nose like mine- ethnic and a cute set of kissable, not too thin lips.<br /> <br />DD (2nd born)- whom my family says looks Russian- she is very pale, though her belly is a little olive colored. She has straight medium to dark brown hair ( it's getting lighter), blue eyes, a nose a little less ethnic than DS's and nice little pillow lips. She is tall and thin.<br /> <br />In my family, I think in general the older kids look more like dad and with each kid, they looked more like mom. But I've seen the reverse too. I don't know.<br /> <br />My mother says you never know what genes are going to do!
ImMe26 replied to Viclou1968's response:
My mom told me once before she passed, "If you have any more kids the next one is going to be invisible!".lol..lol..cause it seems they got lighter and lighter.....
Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?My mom told me once before she passed, "If you have any more kids the next one is going to be invisible!".lol..lol..cause it seems they got lighter and lighter.....
That is hilarious! If they get lighter as you go then my next will be invisible too!
Report This| Share this:Does your DS/DD look more like you or daddy racially?That is hilarious! If they get lighter as you go then my next will be invisible too!
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