{"id":1923,"date":"2015-05-25T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiracial.com\/site\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2016-12-13T07:48:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T07:48:47","slug":"are-you-the-nanny-the-awkward-encounters-of-a-mixed-race-family-in-the-suburbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/25\/are-you-the-nanny-the-awkward-encounters-of-a-mixed-race-family-in-the-suburbs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAre you the nanny?\u201d: The awkward encounters of a mixed-race family in the suburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Krystal A. Sital, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/05\/25\/are_you_the_nanny_the_awkward_encounters_of_a_mixed_race_family_in_the_suburbs\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing for Salon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut you\u2019re <em>brown<\/em> and they\u2019re <em>so <\/em>white,\u201d my neighbor said to me, stressing words that didn\u2019t need emphasis. This conversation had already gone on too long. First she thought I was the dog sitter, then she thought I was the baby sitter, now she wouldn\u2019t believe I was their mother.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ym_1007925900364593340\" class=\"ym\">\u00a0We\u2019ve shared backyards for over a year now, I wanted to scream. But my kids and I had been having a good day, one of our most successful since my husband went back to work. Rearing two under 2 had proven brutal, and I was determined not to let this woman ruin my magnanimous mood.<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTheir father is white,\u201d I explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh. They have nice skin and nice hair,\u201d she said, stroking both my daughters, one of whom was wrapped around my torso and fast asleep. My older daughter pulled away from her touch, and I was happy one of us showed displeasure at this exchange. I pushed the stroller in the direction of our home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read the rest here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/05\/25\/are_you_the_nanny_the_awkward_encounters_of_a_mixed_race_family_in_the_suburbs\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/05\/25\/are_you_the_nanny_the_awkward_encounters_of_a_mixed_race_family_in_the_suburbs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Krystal A. Sital, writing for Salon: \u201cBut you\u2019re brown and they\u2019re so white,\u201d my neighbor said to me, stressing words that didn\u2019t need emphasis. This conversation had already gone on too long. 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