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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok weighing in here, as a biracial adoptee who did not know they were biracial until later in life (with white parents). OP, I applaud you for thinking about this now at the early stage so you can prepare yourself with answers for your DD as they unfold over the years. And they will unfold over years as she gets older, has different life experiences, etc. I also applaud you for not hiding that her biological mother was an IV drug user.

PPs are right, maybe it will be super obvious and maybe it won't. I would recommend going down the DNA route, because as someone who is mixed (AA/White) but who is frequently mistaken for being Latina, Middle Eastern, or at times Italian trust me she will be asked CONSTANTLY where she is from---and no they do not want to know the DMV they want to know her racial make up. It is so uncomfortable to not know the answers to that. And as a PSA to the rest of DCUM don't freaking ask people who you deem "exotic" where they are from!! Its rude and its personal. When you are adopted it takes on a whole other meaning because you feel like you are always being asked to rehearse your life story to random strangers who just want to know why you are so tan.

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I'm so sorry this happens to you. My DH, who is brown-skinned, gets this too. He was born here and I was not. But he is the one that gets asked where he's from. People suck.[/quote]

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