Sheree King
Johnson City, TN
My kids, adopted from China, now ages 14 & 16 not only don’t look like me, but deal with issues I never had to deal with. Although they are very like me in religious beliefs, morals , and character, they look at the world through minority eyes, but have a “typical Caucasian” upbringing – if there is such a thing. They seem to seek out a mixture of race in their friendships, but have more minority friendships of many races not just Asian. I was raised not to see different races in my household – just people. I have strived to raise my kids in the same fashion with hopefully good success. They seem to seek out minority relationships. Perhaps to fill the void of parents not being able to relate to being a minority. It is tough though to explain my oldest ‘s African American boyfriend to my in laws who live in Mississippi who have traditional deep south views of black/white separation.
