alexis courtney - #3 THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE SO READ IT ;))

So at the beginning of getting this assignment I wanted to write about things that no one else would. I wanted my blogs to stand out from other ones. I was like I have to think of a really good topic that people may have questions about that I can answer. Well you guessed it! This blog is about my “mixed girl struggles.” haha. First of all, I’ve never really talked about this much so not really sure how this is gonna turn out. Let’s started with why I thought about writing this. I was in Walmart and I heard someone laughing, so I turned around to see what was going on. Well some lady was looking at me and my sisters. She said, “you guys are so funny.” Intensely she noticed that we were mixed and asked us tons of questions. Okay back to the struggles. When you are mixed, I guess you kind of just get used to all the stares and all the random people coming up to you asking all kinds of questions. The main questions I get asked are: “Which race am I more attracted to?” “So is your mom white and dad black or..?” “Why are you darker than your sisters?” I have gotten used to it. When I was younger, it used to bother me a lot. I remember coming home from school crying because i didn’t look like the other kids in my class. I’m so thankful for having such a strong mother and grandmother that no matter how many times I would get upset about it they would be there to cheer me up. As I have grown up, I have been able to see more benefits in being biracial (at times it can still be super tough). We go to church with my dad so I do have experience in being around my black sides of the family. (A lot of my dad side goes to church with us and we have family dinners after some sundays). Even though I hate it at times, being biracial and being able to experience two different races is honestly super cool. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. <3