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heather7257 posted:
DH and I are going to be moving in August, but we don't know where yet. DH has learned that he will not have his job next year, so we are in the process of looking elsewhere. We are hoping to move to somewhere in WA state (we have family there) and are considering Spokane, WA. I know this is a very regional specific question, but does anyone know if that is an accepting place to live? I realize it is very close to Idaho, and I have heard there are areas in ID that can get pretty nasty.
I am curious what you all have heard/experienced in regards to cities and states that are better or worse to live in for mixed couples.
I am curious what you all have heard/experienced in regards to cities and states that are better or worse to live in for mixed couples.
7 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveDH and I are going to be moving in August, but we don't know where yet. DH has learned that he will not have his job next year, so we are in the process of looking elsewhere. We are hoping to move to somewhere in WA state (we have family there) and are considering Spokane, WA. I know this is a very regional specific question, but does anyone know if that is an accepting place to live? I realize it is very close to Idaho, and I have heard there are areas in ID that can get pretty nasty. <br /><br />I am curious what you all have heard/experienced in regards to cities and states that are better or worse to live in for mixed couples.
wwilson89 responded:
We lived in Washington when I was younger, but on the military base in Ft. Lewis and it seems like all military kids are mixed, lol, so it was no big for me and my sister.
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveWe lived in Washington when I was younger, but on the military base in Ft. Lewis and it seems like all military kids are mixed, lol, so it was no big for me and my sister.
Viclou1968 replied to wwilson89's response:
My sister used to live in Fayetteville, NC near FOrt Bragg and there were tons of mixed kids there. My sister used to say that with the kids that were part black- you could generally tell which parent was black based upon the way the little girls hair was combed. If the mother was black, the hair tended to be braided or straightened and neat looking and if the mother was not the black parent, the hair would be natural and loose.
I have the opposite problem. My hair has always been considered 'good', which drives me crazy because although I don't need to relax it, the frizzy, tangled mess that it becomes when there is any humidity in the air- is not good to me- I grew up in DC - it's built on a swamp- so there was tons of humidity. Even when I relaxed my hair, it was frizzy.
But when you combine my hair with DH's straight formally blond, now light brown hair, my daugther's hair is so fine that I have a hard time fixing it. She has a lot of hair for her age (15 months), but I still find it is way too thin, soft and lacking in texture to braid properly- my sister managed to do it once, but she pulls really tight- something DD allows auntie and her daycre teachers to do, but not mommy!
I have the opposite problem. My hair has always been considered 'good', which drives me crazy because although I don't need to relax it, the frizzy, tangled mess that it becomes when there is any humidity in the air- is not good to me- I grew up in DC - it's built on a swamp- so there was tons of humidity. Even when I relaxed my hair, it was frizzy.
But when you combine my hair with DH's straight formally blond, now light brown hair, my daugther's hair is so fine that I have a hard time fixing it. She has a lot of hair for her age (15 months), but I still find it is way too thin, soft and lacking in texture to braid properly- my sister managed to do it once, but she pulls really tight- something DD allows auntie and her daycre teachers to do, but not mommy!
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveMy sister used to live in Fayetteville, NC near FOrt Bragg and there were tons of mixed kids there. My sister used to say that with the kids that were part black- you could generally tell which parent was black based upon the way the little girls hair was combed. If the mother was black, the hair tended to be braided or straightened and neat looking and if the mother was not the black parent, the hair would be natural and loose.<br /> <br />I have the opposite problem. My hair has always been considered 'good', which drives me crazy because although I don't need to relax it, the frizzy, tangled mess that it becomes when there is any humidity in the air- is not good to me- I grew up in DC - it's built on a swamp- so there was tons of humidity. Even when I relaxed my hair, it was frizzy.<br /> <br />But when you combine my hair with DH's straight formally blond, now light brown hair, my daugther's hair is so fine that I have a hard time fixing it. She has a lot of hair for her age (15 months), but I still find it is way too thin, soft and lacking in texture to braid properly- my sister managed to do it once, but she pulls really tight- something DD allows auntie and her daycre teachers to do, but not mommy!
121sweetie replied to Viclou1968's response:
I'm white and married to a black man. It's true what you say about the hair..when I was pregnant I prayed to have a boy only because I am so clueless about hair. My own hair is very curly and half the time I look like some kind of wild woman--I can't even imagine what a little girl of ours hair would have looked like! Maybe my sister in law would have taken pity on me and braided it for me!
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveI'm white and married to a black man. It's true what you say about the hair..when I was pregnant I prayed to have a boy only because I am so clueless about hair. My own hair is very curly and half the time I look like some kind of wild woman--I can't even imagine what a little girl of ours hair would have looked like! Maybe my sister in law would have taken pity on me and braided it for me!
Maggie574 replied to 121sweetie's response:
LOL 121sweetie...I've prayed that same prayer (not just for the hair but also because I'm pretty no-frills and I'm sure I'll end up with a girly-girl)
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveLOL 121sweetie...I've prayed that same prayer (not just for the hair but also because I'm pretty no-frills and I'm sure I'll end up with a girly-girl)
JMomma1 responded:
i live in pierce county wa (tacoma, parkland, spananway area) and there is so many bi racial and multi cultural families. so many! its not a problem and everybody is real nice.
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to Livei live in pierce county wa (tacoma, parkland, spananway area) and there is so many bi racial and multi cultural families. so many! its not a problem and everybody is real nice.
heather7257 replied to JMomma1's response:
Thanks, DH is from Tacoma originally. We are actually looking right now at a job that is in University Place, so that is good to hear. :)
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to LiveThanks, DH is from Tacoma originally. We are actually looking right now at a job that is in University Place, so that is good to hear. :)
JMomma1 replied to heather7257's response:
i love university place. it is truly beautiful and so close to the water! ive always wanted to live there. its one of the nicer areas in the tacoma region. a great place to move and raise children.
Report This| Share this:Friendly Places to Livei love university place. it is truly beautiful and so close to the water! ive always wanted to live there. its one of the nicer areas in the tacoma region. a great place to move and raise children.
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