A funny comment from Zoe, as we were looking for a gift bag for my mom's birthday present yesterday (Happy 70th Birthday, Mimi!). My mom is from France.After looking at EVERY SINGLE ONE in the store, Zoe said, "Well, I like the black and white one, but THIS one is from her culture." She pulled out the bag with the Eiffel Tower on it.
I admit, I found this hysterically funny. Only a child of transcultural adoption would say this! Of course, I didn't let on to Zoe that I found her comment amusing. I just complimented her on a great selection!
As difficult as it can be for transculturally adopted children to mediate cultural conflicts, it has a benefit that I wish would extend to all children -- sensitivity to culture and difference.
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1894333,00.html
Americans Adopting Few Babies... title of article...
-Carol
Carol, I got an error notice from that link -- is it the article, Why Americans Are Adopting Fewer Kids from China?
If so, I posted a link to the article in April: http://chinaadoptiontalk.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-americans-are-adopting-fewer-kids.html
If it's a different article, could you re-send the link?
Thanks!
Happy Birthday Mimi!!!
So true Malinda. M is very aware of "cultures" and also "etnicity".
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