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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP 23:00 here. I'm divorced, shared custody, my child was a toddler when we split, and people asked me questions about our situation all the time, and it first it really bothered me, for the same reasons these questions about your daughter bother you, but I decided to be open about it (though not getting into details about how difficult my ex can be!). It is who we are, and to me not responding to questions that seemed to be coming from a good place might unnecessarily stigmatize the situation. Also, your daughter is too young to have a voice in this. She may be fine with your sharing her story! Adoption stories are always so beautiful to me. I never ask parents about a child who looks to be adopted, but I am curious.

As for tools of deflecting these questions, I don't know. Have you posted this on a listserv for adoptive parents?

Also this will end when your daughter is older.[/quote]

I'm a single mom with a VERY uninvolved absentee father (almost from day one). I always get "do you hear from DC's dad," or something of the like. I cannot tell you how uncomfortable those unsolicited comments about my alternative family arrangement make me!![/quote]

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