[jaenelle]

Okay, here's the situation. DH and I live in a small town that is almost exclusively white -- DH and I included. There are literally two biracial kids I can think of, maybe 3. No full AA or full Hispanic or full ANYTHING except white and maybe Hispanic. There are a couple of Hispanic families here.

I was wondering (and I don't mean to cause offense -- just asking an honest question) if there was anyone else who lived in a small town or an area that is predominately white and adopted a child of another race, and what your experiences were with that.

DH and I would be fine, thrilled, blessed, with a child of ANY race and are seriously considering being open to any race when we adopt.

My concern is for the child. I think it would be hard for a child of another race to grow up in a place where they are obviously so different. We are pretty well "rooted" here and more than likely will not be moving for a long time, if ever.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Is the love of parents enough to overcome the prejudice of other people? I know that realistically a child of any non-white race is going to encounter prejudice no matter where they are, but I would assume (maybe incorrectly -- and please correct me if I am wrong) that it would be easier in a place that was more mixed racially.

I want to do what is best for the child, overall. That is my main concern. I don't want to delude myself -- if it really would be better for a child of another race to live in a place where there are more people "like them" then that is what I would want for that child, but if there are some people who have had positive experiences with this, then I would love to hear them. I would like to be as open to different possibilities as we can be, but I don't want to do it if it's really not going to be good for the child that we adopt.