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SHOCKED
I really can't believe this thread. Dawn if you are already part of a bi-racial couple then what is the issue with not adding a race different from you & your husband's to your family. I thought you would be more understanding of race and culture.
I am part of a very racially mixed family: I'm caucasian, Dh is Indian (from india), one of my f/s sons is Haitan and the other is African-American. Honestly no one looks like each other, we're all different shades with different hair and very different facial features. We embrace diversity in our home. We also live in NJ which is a VERY UNRACIST state from my experiences at least. This is in terms of being a very mixed family.
In NJ there is a great amount of divide in terms of socio-economic groups. I feel NJ divides itself in terms of SE status more so than race. Everyone in our group of friends has accepted our children as our children; we've had no issues with friends.
"THat would look totally different than us and have people stare or have the child feel like an outsider."
No child is going to look exactly like you, and if you raise a child like he/she is your own then there won't be an issue of him feeling like he's an outsider. The bigger deal you make of something the more likely a child is to pick up on it. There is a lot of great information out there on conspicuous families that can be very helpful.
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