I've been on CM for so long, that most people know I'm an adoptive mom.. It doesn't bother me in the least and I can offer a different perspective since Lilly is a different race and we adopted Internationally.
I post that I am an adoptive mom. I see him as mine, but I am proud that I adopted him, and he is black I am white. It is one of my most precious moments of my life. Some adoptive parents don't want other ppl to know. Here most of us are very proud of our stories and want to share them. Adoption is a never ending journey. To me there is so much more energy in raising my adopted son and step son then there is in raising my birth son.. you can talk here... one of the more "safe havens" it. 
well i wanted to, but i just leave that up to ignorance of the process and figured God will sort them out when he ask how do you feel being my adopted child?.. after all we are God's adopted children. :)
Quoting StA123C:
People are asking your son that?! Omg what is wrong with people?! I hope you go totally ape shit over that! I think that's the worst dumb comment I've heard of yet!
Quoting aprilz1225:
There was a post one time in another group that was about a license to parent... That ppl should go through all kinds of test to be cleared to be parents... i spoke up and said "gee guess i'm good, i'm an adoptive parent we do have to do that". "Our family passed for the 2 x so i think i got this"... you would have been inpressed how shocked ppl were when i told them about the homestudy process. lol.. but sometimes i don't to avoid dumb question... like when i say Conner is adopted, someone replied once " so your son is not biologicaly yours, don't you miss your real mom and dad (at my son) what do his parents think about that?... my reply.." well, let's see.. his birthmom wants no contact till 18 and his birthfather doesn't want him to know about him, so why don't you call and ask them." their reply "well excuse me".
Quoting Javamom00:I post that I am an adoptive mom. I see him as mine, but I am proud that I adopted him, and he is black I am white. It is one of my most precious moments of my life. Some adoptive parents don't want other ppl to know. Here most of us are very proud of our stories and want to share them. Adoption is a never ending journey. To me there is so much more energy in raising my adopted son and step son then there is in raising my birth son.. you can talk here... one of the more "safe havens" it.
Maybe I will start posting that I am an amom, now that I am one?? :)
nice!
Quoting jen1130:
Well said!!!! :)
Quoting Javamom00:
I post that I am an adoptive mom. I see him as mine, but I am proud that I adopted him, and he is black I am white. It is one of my most precious moments of my life. Some adoptive parents don't want other ppl to know. Here most of us are very proud of our stories and want to share them. Adoption is a never ending journey. To me there is so much more energy in raising my adopted son and step son then there is in raising my birth son.. you can talk here... one of the more "safe havens" it.
Gift Idea?
- Malley
on Jul. 17, 2012 at 12:28 AM