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Two must-read articles

Lately there seems to be more great blog posts, and entire blogs, addressing racism. I don't know if it's because I'm paying closer attention, or because more people are willing to open up about it. Here are two posts I came across this week that I will refer back to again and again.

http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/12/white_dad_black_son_and_raising_kids_in_colorblind_world.html

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/talking-about-race-etc/

March 11, 2011 |

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Challenges of transracial adoption

  • Taking care of skin and hair that is so different from your own.
  • We can never go anywhere unnoticed. Now I know how Brad and Angelina feel.
  • People feel free to ask all sorts of questions. I usually don't mind, but sometimes I don't feel like talking.
  • I worry about raising Theo to be an "authentic" African American.
  • People often think I'm the nanny. Whatever.

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