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[quote=Anonymous]Op again, as to something similar on my experience, I have nothing. Noone has ever questioned my origins. I think this just goes to the heart of identity. My daughter even once said "And I tell them I am NOT adopted......Am I?" I mean, she even once wondered for just a second. We talk about everything with a sense of humor, so my immediate reply was, "Uhm Honey, remember how you look exactly like your dad? And my dear friend watched you be born? So WE know who your parents are." We laughed together, because it is so true. EVERYone who knows my husband has always been stunned how much she looks like him. Really, though, she is her own person and what this shows us is that we are protected from certain kinds of questioning (which starts to feel like an interrogation) JUST because of how we look.

I know I can find other "mixed race" families where the kids resemble one parent over the other. I just need to find them. That is why I posted here...Im sure as the day goes on there will be more responses.[/quote]

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