Interracial dating is nothing new these days. No matter where you go, you will see an couple that is interracial. Heck, I remember growing up, and all the girls that are white liked the few black boys in our town had to hide it. It was a major NO, No!

You know I’ve touched on Race In America if you’ve read my blog in the past. You know I even do LIVES talking about Race if you’re in my Facebook Group. Hey, we will never grow as individuals nor as a society if we don’t have open, real and raw discussions.

So….the question came up in our home about “dating” (“”cause where are you going?) and dating outside of our race. Well, I paused and said, him!“ I would throat punch” My child said and choked, “well, that escalated quickly. So, you would have a nagging problem with us dating a guy outside of our race?” I casually smiled and said, “I would interrogate any little fella who liked my daughters.”

Let me give you the rundown on my concerns about interracial teen dating for my daughters.

Any little guy who wanted to “date” my daughters would have a series of questions. And for the man that is young was not black, he would have a few more questions. The main one being…. Are YOUR PARENTS AWARE THE GIRL YOU LIKE IS BLACK?!

Why would this be an important and question that is direct? She is child that is MY and I must protect her. How will the parents react once they see her? Will they make comments that are insulting mistreat her, etc.? Are you sneaking to see and talk to her? All of these things matter to me. As an adult, you can handle these situations with family members. As a teen, not so much.

For our daughters, we don’t care who they like, who they date, who they love, or who they marry.Continue reading