I think it's a truly wonderful thing to be mixed-race. However, being interracial has its downsides, as most thing do.
For a long time I have felt a disconnection from any culture/heritage/greater family network etc. etc. that I've been growing increasingly conscious of over the years.
I am half British half African (I prefer not to specify), and everything about both nationalities is vastly different (This is amazing, and I'm certainly not complaining 💚). I can relate to both and understand both.
However, no British person recognises me as British, at all, and no African person recognises the ''africanness'' in me either. I'd have to directly point out the fact.
As a result, I feel I don't belong. I don't belong. I'm simply hanging in the middle of both, ie nowhere.
This may sound so trivial or whatever, but honestly, I can't really explain how it feels not to be able to fully identify as a person, and feel accepted by your own people.
These are just a few of the struggles I've had, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Post on this thread what your experiences of being a mixed race person have been 💚