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<blockquote data-quote="Just keep swimming" data-source="post: 51861" data-attributes="member: 211"><p>Melissa,</p><p></p><p>Hi, long time no see! As you know husband and I are white, we adopted Aly as a newborn and she is African American or as she calls herself "brown". Jayme is 1/2 white 1/2 Hispanic. husband is part Cherokee and my easy child 2 (bio) has the same coloring as his Great G'ma, so is Native American looking except for his lightish hair. </p><p></p><p>So, we always have considered ourselves the Rainbow Family or a family of many heritages. We celebrate Easter, Cinco De Mayo, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. We have just recently started back doing foster care and are being considered for an 11 yo Native American girl.</p><p></p><p>All this above history of our family is to show that yes, we are white, several of our kids are of different races, and somehow it all works! Aly does get more into a "ghetto" mode if she listens to Usher or what have you. I finally listened to the words carefully of his CD and then it "accidentally" broke! Ugh, not good! </p><p></p><p>We did respite care for an 11 yo AA boy last week and I did notice Aly picked up a few of his mannerisms quite quickly. But he is a sweet boy so it wasn't anything bad. </p><p></p><p>I have a friend who has adopted about every race out there and her oldest is half AA and half white. She is in her Freshman year in college and this is the first time she has felt she didn't fit anywhere wholly. I talk with her alot and she said we should expose Aly to as much GOOD black culture as possible NOW so that she won't feel odd when she is around more of her same color classmates. We live in a very white, mountain town that is slowly changing to multiculture. </p><p></p><p>As for websites, I use adoptions.com and they have a transracial forum on there and I have "met" a few understanding parents and we have traded emails and chat now and then. They are not nearly as well visited as this site is but when I used to visit, I did gain some valuable info.</p><p></p><p>Also, when at a park or where ever, if we see a multiracial family, we slowly start talking with them and we have made several friends in this fashion who are raising their children the way we are. We are teaching good solid morals, strong children who are proud of their heritage(s) and also offer as many multi-cultural events as possible. </p><p></p><p>I really don't think our world will ever be "color blind" but I have always told my children that no matter how we look on the outside, we match in our hearts and love and that is all that really counts. Not sure I am doing the right thing but it feels right for now.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Vickie (aka Jungleland)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Just keep swimming, post: 51861, member: 211"] Melissa, Hi, long time no see! As you know husband and I are white, we adopted Aly as a newborn and she is African American or as she calls herself "brown". Jayme is 1/2 white 1/2 Hispanic. husband is part Cherokee and my easy child 2 (bio) has the same coloring as his Great G'ma, so is Native American looking except for his lightish hair. So, we always have considered ourselves the Rainbow Family or a family of many heritages. We celebrate Easter, Cinco De Mayo, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. We have just recently started back doing foster care and are being considered for an 11 yo Native American girl. All this above history of our family is to show that yes, we are white, several of our kids are of different races, and somehow it all works! Aly does get more into a "ghetto" mode if she listens to Usher or what have you. I finally listened to the words carefully of his CD and then it "accidentally" broke! Ugh, not good! We did respite care for an 11 yo AA boy last week and I did notice Aly picked up a few of his mannerisms quite quickly. But he is a sweet boy so it wasn't anything bad. I have a friend who has adopted about every race out there and her oldest is half AA and half white. She is in her Freshman year in college and this is the first time she has felt she didn't fit anywhere wholly. I talk with her alot and she said we should expose Aly to as much GOOD black culture as possible NOW so that she won't feel odd when she is around more of her same color classmates. We live in a very white, mountain town that is slowly changing to multiculture. As for websites, I use adoptions.com and they have a transracial forum on there and I have "met" a few understanding parents and we have traded emails and chat now and then. They are not nearly as well visited as this site is but when I used to visit, I did gain some valuable info. Also, when at a park or where ever, if we see a multiracial family, we slowly start talking with them and we have made several friends in this fashion who are raising their children the way we are. We are teaching good solid morals, strong children who are proud of their heritage(s) and also offer as many multi-cultural events as possible. I really don't think our world will ever be "color blind" but I have always told my children that no matter how we look on the outside, we match in our hearts and love and that is all that really counts. Not sure I am doing the right thing but it feels right for now. Hugs, Vickie (aka Jungleland) [/QUOTE]
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