I thought I’d try to get in a post before the week got started and got away from me this time!
Yesterday we enjoyed getting together with our local Families with Children from China (FCC) group. Elijah and Benjamin are vastly outnumbered by all the girls, but they all had fun together. There was a Hollywood theme and Ami wanted to dress up in her cheerleader outfit. It’s neat to ooh and aah over all the kids and watch them grow. Even though we all just want our adopted kids to be regular kids, they do have a special background and it’s often noticed by outsiders who don’t see beyond the fact that you are a Caucasian with an Asian child. It’s good to be with similar families and just enjoy playing together.
Also, thanks to those of you who left comments on my last post. I appreciated reading your thoughts and insights. They were great food for thought.
So glad the kids got to go to a FCC function and enjoy other famililes like ours!
An interesting note on your last post regarding the shirts: Yesterday at gymnastics practice a little Caucasian girl came in and had quietly whispered to her mom something about my daughter being Chinese. Her mom responded out loud in a polite, acceptable way, and I commented to the daughter that yes, Merrilee was born in China. The girl went on to say she was born in Japan (they’re a military family). Her mom corrected her and said “You were born in Maryland, but you wer Made in Japan”. Then she went on to tell me how her daughter (bio, mind you) was actually “made” in Japan, but born back here in the U.S., and they even bought a T-Shirt that says Made In Japan. Now wearing that shirt in public is funny and being worn on a Caucasian kid just makes it even funnier when you know the story! I guess those shirts have their purposes…it’s all just depends on the context. Thought you’d enjoy that little tid-bit.
That’s too funny, Petrie. A similar story….when I was younger we visited my grandparents in Japan (before we later moved there) and one of my brothers was “made” in Japan. At the time many more items were made in Japan than in China. His birth announcements had a stamp across the front that said, “Made in Japan”.