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Born with color
Originally Posted By Brook
Kansas Paula,
You said, 'I sure wish I had been born with some color!!'
That reminds me of an incident with my 15 year old daughter I adopted from Korea...
I grew up in Japan, then lived in Korea for a number of years as an adult. I know that Asians greatly value light/pale skin. In fact, in the heat of the summer the Korean golf caddies wear long sleeves, gloves, long pants, and large straw hats with scarves tied under their chins...because they DO NOT want their skin to darken at all.
Well, in the summer this particular daughter's skin got darker that that of my other children, and she ultimately learned to value having a NATURAL tan when she began living in the American community. Many of her friends were envious of her lovely skin coloring.
One day I said to my daughter, " Sweetie, don't take this the wrong way but...most Mothers know what their children look like, bathing them as babies, etc. But since I adopted you when you were 15 I just don't know: Are you chocolate all over?'
She smiled and very proudly said, 'Yes Mom, I'm chocolate ALL over!'
Adopting a teenager from Korea was, without a doubt, one of the wisest things I ever did. It is an honor to be loved so dearly by such a charming, caring young lady.
Brook
QuikSmyle@aol.com
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