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Cara, I had exactly the same experience. When first sharing with my MIL that we planned to adopt, all we got was questions - why don't you just get pregnant? why not adopt domestically? You know your baby won't look like you. I was devastated. It completely took the wind out of my sails. Some people got it, others just didn't.
You're certainly not alone. My friend from the China board calls them "joystompers."
We too, started an adoption blog to try to share our experience and our thoughts about it. I don't know who's reading it, but I feel like I've given them the opportunity to understand better. They will have to put forth some effort, I guess.
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