tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post2033536531316647541..comments2023-10-31T03:56:53.801-07:00Comments on Life's Prologue: A ThoughtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663647667275488323noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-29063701443475276972008-08-14T07:15:00.000-07:002008-08-14T07:15:00.000-07:00My advice is...get used to it! ;)But seriously, ye...My advice is...get used to it! ;)<BR/><BR/>But seriously, yeah, he probably will feel that way sometimes. You can't completely eliminate that but you can give him opportunities to be where he does not feel that way and most importantly let him know that you will not minimize his feelings about it--that he can talk to you and while you can't completely understand you will always care and do all Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884211662363674367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-41842745170384426592008-08-13T15:47:00.000-07:002008-08-13T15:47:00.000-07:00They say Brazil has the face of the world. (Just ...They say Brazil has the face of the world. (Just had to get my two cents in there!)Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-18764437884311439822008-08-13T07:43:00.000-07:002008-08-13T07:43:00.000-07:00Or you could move to a small town, like Rolla for ...Or you could move to a small town, like Rolla for instance! ;) It is more racially mixed than other place we have have lived in years...<BR/><BR/>But like everyone else, love is the key. I would also try to talk to other families who are going through the same thing, especially ones with older children to see how they handle it. Prayer is also a good thing. There will be hard times, but thereThe Singlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702186969031257818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-80827086329779477592008-08-13T05:18:00.000-07:002008-08-13T05:18:00.000-07:00Oh the pressure! Everyone wants you in the big ci...Oh the pressure! Everyone wants you in the big cities. <BR/><BR/>We'll work on the Ethiopian cousin addition. <BR/><BR/>Looking back at my post, I sound really simplistic about it all. I know it's complex. But as you said, I think that you and Josh are up for it. But a cousin might help Noah. ;)Eyes_Wide_Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300956088613437270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-50873477722089645542008-08-13T00:59:00.000-07:002008-08-13T00:59:00.000-07:00People always stare at my family. My dad is white,...People always stare at my family. My dad is white, my mom Aleut, my brother Eskimo, my other brother Athabaskan, and me a Heinz 57! I say that because I've been told before that I'm the one that looks adopted out of the three.<BR/><BR/>We were vacationing in Hawaii once when we were young, and a bunch of native Hawaiians walked by, pointed and very loudly proclaimed: "What's that haolie doing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382081217348597368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-53682469975210157162008-08-12T22:06:00.000-07:002008-08-12T22:06:00.000-07:00All such great reasons for location. I think what ...All such great reasons for location. I think what would really help us make our decision would be the addition of an Ethiopian cousin. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663647667275488323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-6535181977116937952008-08-12T21:32:00.000-07:002008-08-12T21:32:00.000-07:00Yea, love is key, but you really should move to a ...Yea, love is key, but you really should move to a big city ... like ... Minneapolis!JPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826067193555843647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-90642685730388633322008-08-12T20:58:00.000-07:002008-08-12T20:58:00.000-07:00Kellie, I think Jodi and Josh will do just fine he...Kellie, <BR/><BR/>I think Jodi and Josh will do just fine here. It's more of a challenge. ;)<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about this after we talked at the park Jodi. You will have challenges I"m sure, but as Elisa said, love is the key. And I don't think it's wrong to try to find families of color (or we could just make it easier on you and he could have cousins of color). <BR/><BR/>Here's the Eyes_Wide_Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300956088613437270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-64298113060777295912008-08-12T19:02:00.000-07:002008-08-12T19:02:00.000-07:00I think it would be helpful for you to move to a p...I think it would be helpful for you to move to a place where it is more common to see mixed race families... such as Tennessee :)Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054462650790544190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20941991.post-32586504501080226682008-08-12T11:02:00.000-07:002008-08-12T11:02:00.000-07:00I think it is beautiful. As an interracial family...I think it is beautiful. As an interracial family, we have vowed to expose our son to many many cultures, but not to teach him race. I'm sure somewhere in life, he'll here "black or white" but why corrupt our children so young? Just love him, expose him and surround yourselves with people who look like him, and colorful families like yours. My husband and I both felt this in our childhood elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191678982242625667noreply@blogger.com