Mixed Kids are the Cutest and Interracial Families are Beautiful.

This article that a friend posted to my Facebook "Mixed Kids are the Cutest", along with this book Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?, combined with a lot of my personal experiences have had me thinking a lot. I actually don't want to address what was said on FB about complimenting mixed kids on their looks alone. I want to address something that is related and has been popping up a lot lately too.I have noticed that a lot of people make a point of commenting how beautiful my family is. This typically happens on photos I post on FB or when I interact with someone I knew before BJ and I started a family or even started dating. At first I thought nothing of it and then I realized that a lot of times it is a white person's attempt at letting me know they are ok with the fact that I'm with a black man. It annoys me. My family IS beautiful but I don't need anyone's approval.

While it does annoy me I never say anything. It is nice to know that people are accepting. People who do not approve of our family/relationship are never afraid to show their disapproval so it's refreshing when people smile or show their approval. But it still rubs me the wrong way.