tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785239994537240122.post2435257537678568197..comments2023-05-18T03:51:24.914-04:00Comments on Clark Chatter: People Say the Darndest ThingsGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910562548296620853noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785239994537240122.post-80638005042999814072008-09-29T14:57:00.000-04:002008-09-29T14:57:00.000-04:00"now it looks like white people live here"...?????..."now it looks like white people live here"...???????<BR/>yikes, rewind, delete!Shipra Panosianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772827612318893341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785239994537240122.post-88763351825282815432008-09-26T21:26:00.000-04:002008-09-26T21:26:00.000-04:00I have had some comments and questions but as a ru...I have had some comments and questions but as a rule , its very positive. I don't get offended quickly either so I seldom get ruffled. <BR/> I think the hardest part right now for us is that everyone assumes my youngest is bio just because she happens to be the same skin color as myself. And they ask about the two boys, "Are they brothers?" It makes my daughter feel left out to so seldom be recognised as a sister to her brothers.<BR/>(And by the way, my daughter was adopted, too)rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764937881855544477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785239994537240122.post-58889123595977476112008-09-26T11:19:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:19:00.000-04:00I get the daycare comment at least once EVERY time...I get the daycare comment at least once EVERY time we are out. I think because there are SO many little ones, they get a bit confused. I know we've talked about it before but I'm getting kinda used to all the comments and the kids are having fun with it now.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214489303596901528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785239994537240122.post-36973700696016154232008-09-26T08:24:00.000-04:002008-09-26T08:24:00.000-04:00Someone just asked me Saturday if I adopted my bla...Someone just asked me Saturday if I adopted my black 6 month old from Africa and my very pale blondie 9 month old from Russia. I said, "No, we are foster parents." She said, "He REALLY looks Russian!" ???<BR/><BR/>The other day at the park 10-12 black children from an after school program gathered around to ask me how in the world I came to have a black baby. I explained that I take care of the babies while their parents take classes. One of the little girls said, "I think she looks like you." <BR/><BR/>Overall we get "nice comments" but I have had some women say loudly so I can hear that we should not ruin her life by adopting her into a white family. "It just ain't right." We've committed to adopt another child of her race if we are able to adopt.Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956935016401705771noreply@blogger.com