Aug. 4, 2012 at 12:30pm with 23 notes
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[Image: A picture of Sri Lanka-American author Mary Anne Mohanrah, smiling and seated, looking to her left.] darklovelyandsouthasian: “I’m a Sri Lankan-American writer, professor, and mother of two.  As a child, I remember my mother scolding me for being out in the sun too much in the summer — “You’ll get so dark!”  My partner is white, and my children are pale enough to pass for white.  When my first was small, I would take her to the park, and sometimes people would ask if I were her nanny.  I’m always happiest at the end of the summer now, because they’ve been out in the sun a lot, and have gotten noticeably darker.”  Submitted by Mary Anne Mohanraj. Please click on picture for source, provided by Mary Anne Mohanraj.

[Image: A picture of Sri Lanka-American author Mary Anne Mohanrah, smiling and seated, looking to her left.]

darklovelyandsouthasian:

“I’m a Sri Lankan-American writer, professor, and mother of two.  As a child, I remember my mother scolding me for being out in the sun too much in the summer — “You’ll get so dark!”  My partner is white, and my children are pale enough to pass for white.  When my first was small, I would take her to the park, and sometimes people would ask if I were her nanny.  I’m always happiest at the end of the summer now, because they’ve been out in the sun a lot, and have gotten noticeably darker.” 


Submitted by Mary Anne Mohanraj. Please click on picture for source, provided by Mary Anne Mohanraj.
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    [Image: A picture of Sri Lanka-American author Mary Anne Mohanrah, smiling and seated, looking to her left.]
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