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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never ask someone about an adoption.  That's odd.  What if the parents haven't told the child that he/she is adopted yet?  But even besides that issue, I think it's odd that people would openly ask.[/quote]

I agree.  I have 3 kids of 3 different races and no one has ever asked me anything unless they were specifically interested in adopting children themselves.[/quote]

Adult adoptee/adoptive parent here.  Wow, I'm impressed/surprised that no one has ever said anything to you.  Hopefully this is the way things are moving towards.  People have commented to my husband, who as I mentioned earlier, is a different race than our daughter.[/quote]

I keep wondering if it's because times are changing or if it's because I'm somehow unapproachable.  The closest I have ever come to getting an intrusive question is when people have occasionally asked me where my son is from.  One person, who is from India, asked me if he is Indian.  I just answered "no." There have been a few other times when Latina women asked me if my DD's dad was "Spanish."  I also answered no.  Maybe I have a look on my face which discourages further questioning but I don't do it on purpose.  I try to appear friendly but I don't volunteer information simply because we are usually busy and thinking about other things.[/quote]

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