Tag Archives: interracial adoption

Holiday Program

Sometimes when you have a child of a different race there are definite advantages. Here is what I mean my son had a school program and he was walking in front of me, because he is too cool to be seen with his old mom. Another student yelled “Hey George your fat”. I turned around and asked the rude child what his name was and when he asked why I told him that his teacher was going to be made aware that he called my son fat. The boy said that George was not my son because I am white … Continue reading →

The Nerve of Some People

We have had total strangers come up to us and ask us why our middle son does not look like us. Sometimes we just walk away but I will admit I did have a little fun with it sometimes. If my children were not within ear shot I would come up with different replies for these nosey people. Some of the better replies I have come up with range from “I know he does not look like us but the hospital insist we took the correct baby home” or “ I know my husband looks like he is Caucasian but … Continue reading →

Something You Should Know

We have three children that came to our family through adoption. All three children are siblings, they have the same biological mother but they all have different biological fathers. The biological mother is Caucasian and one of our sons has a father that is African American. With us being Caucasian we were not really sure about different skin and hair care issues that a child of an African American race we would encounter. The first difference that we came to was when the Pediatrician told us he was “ashy”. What the heck is “ashy”? I had no clue, but I … Continue reading →

Who Cares if my Family Matches?

Have you ever taken a child to one of those family friendly kids pizza restaurant and they won’t let you leave with your child? Can you believe that this could and does happen? It has happened to my family. When we went into the restaurant we were expecting a day of family fun, playing games and a pizza dinner. We all walked in got all the same stamps on our hands showing we were in the same group. No one questioned us when we were on our way in to the restaurant. The situation totally changed when we were done … Continue reading →

Should Race Matter?

When my husband and I made the choice to adopt we were not picky. The questionnaires that you have to complete for the adoption process were very detailed. You have to decide if you want a boy or a girl, Caucasian, Asian, African American, Indian or any of the other ethnicities or races in the world or a child who is mix raced. You also have to consider if you will accept children with disabilities and what ages you would accept. Out of all the questions the race and ethnicity questions were the easiest we just checked YES all the … Continue reading →

What Kind of Child Would you Like?

So you finished the major part of the adoption application, now on to the hard questions. There is a section in the application asking what type of child you are looking for. I know this sounds like this would be an easy section but honestly it is definitely one of the hardest. The questions range from what age you are looking for, to will you accept a child with disabilities. You and your spouse should put aside some time and start thinking, praying and discussing what you are wanting. Some of the questions you should think about: Do you want … Continue reading →