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We are caucasian parents of two incredible boys (one bi-racial and one a/a) and we live in podunk-ville (rural). We have tried a couple times to move to a more diverse area (there is a large hispanic community here, but few african americans) but cannot because of job concerns and because the door has closed for other reasons. Truth is, we have encountered must LESS trouble than we expected (we get a lot more looks & questions when we visit the big city). All comments (to our faces, I realize) have been curious, not bigoted. Our kids are just "one of the gang" and incredible secure in who they are. We don't underestimate needing to be vigilant about helping them value their ethnicity, and helping them deal with negative situations they'll encounter...but we wouldn't make a different choice. They are incredible kids. Talk to people, read books on transracial adoption, etc.
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