tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296801289765477888.post7593661576928594031..comments2023-03-24T22:05:06.388-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Real Mom; the down and dirty: The Job We HaveJ-mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752445363877406264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296801289765477888.post-65356056728002920802008-08-29T08:04:00.000-04:002008-08-29T08:04:00.000-04:00yeah, they are requiring parents who want to adopt...yeah, they are requiring parents who want to adopt transracially to take classes about it more and more. which i think is great.J-mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752445363877406264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296801289765477888.post-35914368839003664772008-08-29T00:49:00.000-04:002008-08-29T00:49:00.000-04:00This topic actually brings up a lot of my thoughts...This topic actually brings up a lot of my thoughts and feelings related to being an adult adoptee. I think whities who adopt other whities think they won't have to deal with issues like this because their child is of the same race they are. Despite that I have the same skin color as my parents, my genetic makeup could not be more different from my parents frankly. I knew it at a young age. I grew up knowing it and feeling it. And as an adult I'm even more acutely aware of it. <BR/><BR/>Being an adoptee, in my experience, has led to those feelings of being different, standing out from the other kids, and, also, being put on the center stage because I was adopted. As if I could explain as a young child exactly how I felt about being adopted, like I knew anything else to compare it to.<BR/><BR/>I think adopted parents, in general, need to face the issue of teaching their child how to handle being different all together and valuing it, whether they are of the same race or not.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, with the world we live in, transracial adoptions bring this issue even more to the forefront of concerns adoptive parents need to consider when pursuing adoption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com