Quote From: lindsayjayI thought of more I needed to add to this. I live in Northern Alabama. I don't know whats it like other places, but here, race is always been an issue. I've never noticed it until now though. He's a wonderful man with a good heart. My better half. I just need one person to tell me it's ok for me to love him.
There is nothing wrong with loving him! There is no law against it, although there used to be. Our world has come a long way, although it sounds like northern Alabama hasn’t come all that far. You must know someone in a mixed-race relationship?
You admit that you’ve made bad decisions in the past, and it takes a mature person to own up to that. We all live and learn, and it sounds like you don’t want to make any more mistakes, you want to do what is right from here on out for your child and for yourself. If you feel that this is Mr. W, give yourself a lot of time to take things slow and truly get to know him and his family inside and out. When you are more confident in your relationship with him, you will feel more confident telling your parents more about him. For now, because it is a newer relationship and because of his race, you are unsure of what to do. One thing is for sure- if your parents are going to always think of him as “the black guy” then they are the ones who are missing out on something.
