Comments on: But what do I call them? Realizing even the simple things can be hard in transracial adoption. http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/303 the blog of carolina hope christian adoption agency Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:01:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dorothy Bode http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/303#comment-2135 Dorothy Bode Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:26:57 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/303#comment-2135 Absolutely Mark! Our children are aware of and we all enjoy their individual ethnic heritages. We live in a very diverse community and interact daily with people from many different cultures, African American and Native American included. Thanks for the comment! Absolutely Mark! Our children are aware of and we all enjoy their individual ethnic heritages. We live in a very diverse community and interact daily with people from many different cultures, African American and Native American included.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Mark Diebel http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/303#comment-2125 Mark Diebel Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:50:35 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/303#comment-2125 As a TRA myself, (Japanese & Cuban), I think offering something concrete... some actual insight into the Cherokee nation... its history and people. Meet other Cherokee if you can. Imagine that your child would be growing up with some knowledge of these people... and thinking of the best possible exposure to them... that is what I would want. Your job isn't to "please everybody." You know that already. It is to raise the children whom you have accepted. Please them. Help them find the beauty of their people; make yourselves new people by finding the beauty of their people. As a TRA myself, (Japanese & Cuban), I think offering something concrete… some actual insight into the Cherokee nation… its history and people. Meet other Cherokee if you can. Imagine that your child would be growing up with some knowledge of these people… and thinking of the best possible exposure to them… that is what I would want.

Your job isn’t to “please everybody.” You know that already. It is to raise the children whom you have accepted. Please them. Help them find the beauty of their people; make yourselves new people by finding the beauty of their people.

]]>