My (white) family was never too opposed to the idea of marriage between my black girlfriend and myself (and we probably would have gotten married if our personal goals in life had aligned just a little bit more closely), but they did feel like if we did, it might be hard on our kids to be neither one race nor the other. I never thought that would be a huge problem. Have you (and any brothers/ sisters you may have) found it difficult, or not so much?
My mom thinks this way. My own intention is to bring up any children we one day have to be secure enough in themselves that they don't have to rely on racial grouping to form an identity.
As for how society may accept our children, well... has anyone else noticed the large number of pretty biracial children turning up in television commercials, not to mention the number of biracial sports stars? I have a feeling that by the time my children come along, society in general will be quite used to accepting biracial people as an everyday occurence.
No, because we have middle class values, we work hard to get what we what, and as a result of that, people have high respect for my family. Color does not matter a bit. It's only an excuse. I don't like it when people say they can't do well in school because they're black, blah, blah.
I'm the product of a mixed marriage (white/asian). I was raised to be an American. When I was younger there were some who tried to make my ethnicity an issue, but my parents taught me that those folks were trash. Neither my three siblings nor me have ever felt our ethnic background was either a help or a hindrance in accomplishing our goals....