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I don't think I can say that I notice racism more - I just see a different type of racism and often times its so subtle.
For me, its hard to understand that our daughter will probably have more "priviledge" in society because she is Asian. There is a part of me that is still in denial that she will never have shopkeepers follow her around in the store because they think Black folks steal or she will never have to prove that she isn't lazy or stupid because of her race nor will the police stop her for driving a nice car because of her race. There are times that as an African-American lesbian, I feel I'm handicapping my daughter more than if she lived with her biological (or even another Asian) family.
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Our First Journey Through Embryo Donation/Adoption
2002-2005: Several failed IUIs, IVFs and miscarriages.
Early 2004: Started dating DP
January - March 2005: Started researching adoption and heard about embryo donation
March 1st 2005: Home study application is sent to agency
July 9, 2005: I'm officially waiting to matched
April 8, 2006: "Married" DP
November 25th 2007: Matched with Firefly's embryos
December 19th 2007: First embryo transfer with two grade A embryos = Big Fat Negative
January 21, 2008: Second embryo transfer with two A Grade embryos = Big Fat Positive!!
October 25th 2008: Firefly is born!!
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