A Little About Me
I come from a divided family. My Mom is Native American and my Dad is African American. Excluding a few family members, I have never been fully accepted by my Mom's side of the family. A lot of her family does not like the fact that I am mixed, but seem to overlook the fact that two of my cousins are half Israeli (They are not considered mixed). It hurts when you are looked at funny just because your skin is lighter than the rest of your population, or because your hair may be the envy of all the girls. Or even when you are banished from a friend's house because their parents do not approve of who I am... It hurts. I think what hurts most is when you feel as though your only friends are the Hispanics, Asians, and any other race that you are NOT a part of. I thought people were just people, and that the world agreed. Even in Today's society, that is obviously not the case.