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Adopting CC Children
I am wondering if anyone here is AA (or otherwise non-CC) and adopting a CC child. I was placed with the Peanut 3 months ago with the hopes of adopting and now it looks like it will indeed come to pass. 
It never even phased me that she was CC and I am AA. What does phase me are the comments from folks in the store who ask "Are you fostering?" "Who is her mother?" "Is she white?" "How did you get a white baby?".  Partly because I live in a predominantly CC community these comments always come from CC people. AA people tend to assume that she is just an extremely fair skinned AA child and go about their business 
Just needing to vent and hear if anyone else has to deal with the same crap. It seems that the same ignorance/racism is at play, but this time it's being directed at someone who can fully understand it.
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Adoption FINALIZED 5/09 
Adoption Petition Filed 3/09
TPR'ed and final court date set 02/09
Lil' Mama (36 week premie) newborn placed 06/08 (concurrent planning) 
First Call (not right for me)  6/18
Licensed! 6/13 (Friday the 13th)
Homestudy review done 5/22
Homestudy pt. 3 done 5/08
Homestudy pt.2 done 4/22/08
Homestudy pt. 1 done 3/26/08
3/1/08 Completed CPR and First Aid CERT 
2/23/08 Finished Foster Care and Adoption Class (FAKT)
My Etsy Baby Knits
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