I am a mixed US American girl of German and Colombian ancestry. My parents always taught me to be proud of both sides of my ancestry. Me and my siblings are all fluent in both English and Spanish and know moderate German. My mother always taught me and my siblings to be proud of being Colombian and to always give favor to Latinos.

My mother always took my siblings and I each summer to Colombia to share part of her culture with us and so we could also see our relatives.

My German grandparents also instilled German pride in us as well and taught me how to make some German cookies, desserts.

I resemble my father with the light skin, light eyes, facial features but in my heart and veins pumps my mother's blood and DNA too, so I feel " I am enough as I am ".

I wish more mixed children felt proud of who they are rather then feel uncomfortable with themselves and feel that they are not whole-complete or good enough. "YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH."

Sure there are several dynamics to be being a mixed person but to have a positive outlook from your parents is very important, to be positive and proud of their heritages is also important to have a positive outlook on life.

It breaks my heart to see mixed people uncomfortable, depressed or even feeling suicidal about being mixed. Sure being mixed has several dynamics and it's more a mental aspect then a physical.

If those kids would have received positive role models in their childhood perhaps they wouldn't have the issues they have as teenagers or as adults.

For all you people who says it doesn't matter to instill pride in my mixed child, IT DOES MATTER.. IT IS IMPORTANT.. for this mixed child to feel good about themselves and TAKE PRIDE in who they are and FEEL that they ARE ENOUGH.

It's very difficult to understand this complexity if you are not mixed, but the people who are mixed will know this is TRUE!

Asian community, Black Community & Latino community, etc., please always accept the mixed people as part of your community because although we may be mixed we also are part of your ancestry and we feel proud too.

I never had a Latino person say anything negative to me about being mixed or deny me being Latino. I am thankful! I know that Latino is just an ethnicity and can be any race but I am just saying that to the "other" communities please embrace and welcome mixed children into your communities.

For you mixed people reading this, I am rooting for you! I want you to succeed and always remember "YOU ARE ENOUGH JUST AS YOU ARE"!