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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure I totally get the issue with the family tree either.  I want my child (by adoption) to have a sense that he is 100% a part of an extended family, so I actually think I will enjoy doing such a project with him when he is old enough.  And yes, I will also honor his birth family--these two things are not exclusive.

I do have to add, as someone raised by a single dad I can tell you that it was INSANE how many projects I had to do, all the way up through high school, that assumed that I lived in a 2 parent family. It was super awkward a lot of the time and sometimes caused me to go home and cry.  I'd love to say that times have changed and teachers know that there are all kinds of families these days, but I work in an elementary school and can tell you that some teachers, even young ones, are kind of narrow-minded (without even knowing that they are.)  So, even though I don't know what they'd be yet, I can imagine that there might be some school assignments or discussions coming up that sort of assume my son comes from a certain kind of family.  I would never write a rant-y letter to my child's teacher, but I will definitely talk about my child's adoption with him/her and kind of politely encourage sensitivity about ALL kinds of families (not just my own.)  [/quote]

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