tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799673044306831570.post8106219704305397929..comments2024-02-26T02:13:04.055-08:00Comments on Changing Nature of the American Family: Parenting an Adopted ChildSocfamilylesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14634924626669544534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799673044306831570.post-62437066470984296252010-03-28T19:38:01.389-07:002010-03-28T19:38:01.389-07:00I think that a Caucasian parent adopting a child o...I think that a Caucasian parent adopting a child of another race will likely alienate the child if they take a "color-blind" stance to the racial difference of their family. The child will not experience their life in a "color-blind" way, living in American society. Particularly if the child is raised in an all white area, with an all white family, it would make sense for the child to feel isolated because of their racial difference. White parents, however, have not had to handle racial prejudice, and are therefore often very ill-equipped and uncomfortable discussion race. I don't mean to sound harsh, but I think that Caucasian parents have to be very aware of the dynamics of white privileged and racism when adopting a child of another race, and not undermine the child experience of facing discrimination.Annika Lailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995770120651806604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799673044306831570.post-6348050034870094302010-03-26T18:59:22.514-07:002010-03-26T18:59:22.514-07:00I agree with Cassandra. I can only imagine that a ...I agree with Cassandra. I can only imagine that a child that has been adopted would wanted to know their real parents or even leave the adoptive parents. This could potentially be very upsetting to the parents who adopted the child. <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading this post and seeing all of the pictures and the clip from the film. <br /><br />I do think that parents should talk to their children about being adopted. This way, they have an honest trust with the adoptive parents and can make their own decisions about how they feel.<br /><br />Carolyn KaufmanSocfamilylesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634924626669544534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799673044306831570.post-18591942418980568482010-03-25T13:52:47.723-07:002010-03-25T13:52:47.723-07:00I believe that being an adoptive parent is one of ...I believe that being an adoptive parent is one of the toughest types of parents. They have gone through hardship trying to become parents and having to try and do their job to "someone else's child" may be difficult. In my experience, the adoptive mothers and fathers that I know love their children and do not treat them as if they are not biological. Each situation is unique, and whatever works for the parents and children is best way to have the relationship. Adoptive parents have to be able to adapt.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182111343196784613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799673044306831570.post-14651953870003948432010-03-24T09:46:50.441-07:002010-03-24T09:46:50.441-07:00I think that a big struggle that a parent of an ad...I think that a big struggle that a parent of an adopted child would have is wondering if one day your child is going to leave you and claim that he or she wants to know their REAL parents. I think that parents who adopt must worry that as the child gets older they will want to know more and more about their biological parents and maybe conciser blood relations more important than who raised them. I think this is probably why some parents choose not to tell their children that they are adopted. I think they must worry that their adopted child will one day resent them because they are not their biological parents.Casandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619202014818405811noreply@blogger.com