my friend from preschool, told me about her twin sister (they were both black) and asked me if i had a twin.. naturally, being the competitive one that i was, i said yes and told her that they had dark skin like hers and long black hair in cornrows like hers.. soon i realized, that i wasnt black.
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that every person in the world had a twin, and that I had a long-lost twin in France.— Ashley
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- My mom told me that if I didn't wash my hair black widow spiders would come live in it.— grew up in Nebraska
- My sister told me whenever I had a tummy ache it was my unborn twin inside my stomache trying to get out.— Jamie Field
- I thought black people were black because they drank chocolate milk. — Shelby
- My sister once asked her mother why she didn't paint her black....Anon