tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post269916649807438414..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: New Disney Show Stars Debbie Ryan as Nanny to Adopted Kidsmalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-44355341484592674702011-08-12T21:47:39.192-05:002011-08-12T21:47:39.192-05:00Sharon, just yesterday I had to explain to my kids...Sharon, just yesterday I had to explain to my kids that "the drought in Africa" didn't mean that "no one can go to Africa" right now (somehow they got that out of something a teacher said at school).<br /><br />But I wonder -- I might say someone is an "Asian adoptee" when I'm not sure which Asian country they were adopted from, especially if I didn't want to ask them "where are you from?"malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-87123832175447984022011-08-12T12:37:15.311-05:002011-08-12T12:37:15.311-05:00oops, I meant handle it "too well." It&#...oops, I meant handle it "too well." It's certainly designed "to sell."SHaronhttp://www.whateverthingsaretrue.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-64420518378623011742011-08-12T12:36:13.311-05:002011-08-12T12:36:13.311-05:00I'm guessing they won't handle it too sell...I'm guessing they won't handle it too sell, given the promos note an "African" adoptee. Those of us who have adopted a child from an African country are forever educating folks that Africa is a continent, not a country, and home to many diverse cultures.Sharonhttp://www.whateverthingsaretrue.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com