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I think the reason that I don't mind is that I know that if the shoe were on the other foot - I wouldn't be able to tell. And that question is often an opener into a "mom" conversation. I often get the feeling that they are just wanting to know if I'm the mom, because that changes the kind of conversation we might have about our kids. Usually, the conversation from there has nothing to do with adoption.
But, several times, that has been a lead in by someone who is an adoptive parent themselves (including one mom who we are getting together with for a play date next week) or they have some other connection to adoption.
It may not be the perfect conversation opener - but I'm not offended by being asked. He's my boy, alright! But there will be many times in our lives when that will not be immediately obvious.
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