Will my children be welcomed or teased? (split from another thread) (Memphis: rent, public school)

[flagirl1982]

Hello,i am new to this and I would like to move to knoxville.Im a single mother of four kids and I think that I coild do better there than here in Tampa.I have a car i jus need to know will my children welcomed or teased b/c of there race.Because they have never had to deal with that.also are there alot of jobs in knoxville or around that area.By what ive seen there are some [places that have very affordable rent what area should i look in

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by flagirl1982

Hello,i am new to this and I would like to move to knoxville.Im a single mother of four kids and I think that I coild do better there than here in Tampa.I have a car i jus need to know will my children welcomed or teased b/c of there race.Because they have never had to deal with that.also are there alot of jobs in knoxville or around that area.By what ive seen there are some [places that have very affordable rent what area should i look in

What race are they? If your kids are polka dotted they might be teased. Any other races will be just fine. Read up the previous threads on here regarding the same issue ok? Good luck in your move.

[flagirl1982]

Well we are african american.I was jus making sure thats all

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by flagirl1982

Well we are african american.I was jus making sure thats all

We have African American populations here and your children would not stand out (in a negative way as to be teased).

[Kitties of Domination]

Knoxville is about 15-20% African American. Probably 5-10% in the county suburbs. More than some expect but less than, say, Memphis (~50%?, guessing). It was higher than this prior to about 1940. Quite a few left for factory jobs in the north.

[jabogitlu]

Just an aside, I think the city of Memphis proper is more like 60% AA.

Knoxville is very diverse. I guess statistics don't lie (Well... ), but when I lived there it always felt like there were many more people from all over the world than what the Census shows.

[dave1961]

Kids tease each other. That's just the way its always been, no matter where you live or what you look like. Your kids can be teased for lots of stupid reasons, and it might not have anything to do with their race. If they do get teased, don't automatically assume its because of their race. You as a parent can't stop all of it, the best you can do is to instill in your kids a sense of self-confidence and inner strength. If you do a good job of this, then the teasing won't have any lasting effect on them. It will also help them get through tougher challenges later in life.

[TNRyan23]

Originally Posted by flagirl1982

Hello,i am new to this and I would like to move to knoxville.Im a single mother of four kids and I think that I coild do better there than here in Tampa.I have a car i jus need to know will my children welcomed or teased b/c of there race.Because they have never had to deal with that.also are there alot of jobs in knoxville or around that area.By what ive seen there are some [places that have very affordable rent what area should i look in

I went to public school in Tampa. I'd much rather have been a student in Tennessee and we'll leave it at that.

Welcome to the Volunteer State !