Black Woman Left Stunned by Genetics of Both Children: 'Came Out Blonde'

Newsweek

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A mom from Colorado was left stunned by her two children who have defied genetics.
Nadiyah Luwan Smith (@nadiismiith) posted a clip on TikTok of her two children—both born with blue eyes and blonde hair, despite having predominantly Black and Puerto Rican heritage.
In the video, Smith captures her son, Kuhvari X'Xivion Simmons-Smith, who is three-quarters Black and one-quarter white, and her daughter, Malaïa Louwella Smith, who is half Black and half Puerto Rican.
Nadiyah Luwan Smith's 6-month-old baby who is one-quarter white and three-quarters black with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Nadiyah Luwan Smith's 6-month-old baby who is one-quarter white and three-quarters black with blonde hair and blue eyes.
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Both children, however, have inherited features commonly associated with European ancestry: fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. Smith's mind was blown by genetics in her multiracial babies.
"My son's father is half Black and half white, I'm full Black, so my son is a quarter white and three quarters Black," the 26-year-old told Newsweek. "My daughter's father is Puerto Rican, so she's half Puerto Rican and Black."
She and her husband Charles Robert Simmons, 28, were expecting more brown features, since Black is the most dominant race in both cases.
Both Smith's parents are Black, with brown hair and brown eyes—traits she inherited as well.
Simmons, though adopted, knows his biological father is also Black with brown hair and brown eyes.
His mother, however, is white with blonde hair and blue eyes—a genetic detail that turned out to play a key role in their children's appearance.
When their son, was born with blonde hair and blue eyes, "we were honestly stunned," Smith said.
"The whole pregnancy we were just picturing a more brown baby considering Black is our most dominant race between us," she continued. "So when he came out blonde hair, blue eyes we had to ask ourselves who he inherited his features from. Sure enough it was grandma!"
Smith's clip went viral within a few days of posting. Pinned to her profile, the 20-second clip has been viewed over 312,000 times.
Dozens of users commented, many of whom shared their own stories of how genetics have played out in their children.
"Mine are opposite! One-quarter Black, three-quarters white. They're all 4 different, but you can tell they're all siblings," one user wrote.
"My daughter is half Black, one-quarter Mexican, one-quarter white. She has natural blonde 4a hair," another shared.
"My kids are one-quarter Black and three-quarters white and they both didn't get my blue eyes. But my daughter did get light brown straight hair and their dad and I both have dark curly hair. You just never know!"