I've personally had #1,2, 5, 8 & 9. I enjoyed answering #2 with the following…"Well, she didn't cause me a ripped vagina or a C section scar. Just like giving birth, I think it's a personal experience I won't talk about with a stranger." Good times.

I've also gotten "I think you will love her as much as I love my own." (the woman then took her hands up to her privates and made a motion like she was giving birth.)

On a fun note, I did get this as well, "You couldn't have 'made'one so beautiful." This was from my brother, so I got the joke in it.

Or the fact that our Federal Govt sent my son's new ciizen packet in spanish. Super.

I'm always particularly amazed by people who are shocked by the fact that my young, Korean daughter knows she's adopted. Come on, she's a different race from the rest of the family. Even if we didn't work that into conversation, I think she might eventually figure it out.

A parent who is presently going through the adoption process for the first time wrote a guest post on my blog last week after she received her introduction to adoption comments and was rather astonished by what she heard. I wrote a similar piece for Babble a year or so ago and, frankly, wasn't surprised by the controversy it sparked. Some people couldn't understand what I was upset about. (I was admittedly snarky, but then, I wasn't giving actual, spoken responses in the article.) The same people also couldn't understand why their questions or comments were intrusive, personal and/or offensive in any way, even when spoken in front of our kids.

As a few people said here, some people are genuinely interested in learning more about adoption. Like others, I'm happy to offer information in those instances (as long as I'm not in the middle of a family dinner or not trying to quell a grocery store temper-tantrum, etc.). But people shouldn't assume that all families are open books just because they may look "different" from other families.

Here's the Babble piece: http://www.babble.com/baby/baby-care/parenting-advice-adoption-adoptive-parents/

He's of East Indian Background, Im white and Japanese.

WE always got the same coments oohh look hes adopted.

I had one person ask him what he was.
S said "Canadian" and this rude person then expalined to him how could he be canadian as he was brown and not white like his Mama, this was not the first time this had happened, and from the mouths of babes S screames " ahhh I'm not whhhhiiittteeee and starts screaming" the man was scared off and S startted giggling this evil giggle and Said" Papa George said that would be funney"

Trust my Dad to teach him that LOL

Its sad to see that there are still somany ignorant people out there.

BTW Love Your Top 10 List, Can I put a link on my blog to it and quote a couple?

"But my favorite is from a male friend who was out with his daughter when she was about 3. Woman in line at the store asks, "How much did she cost?" Friend looks at her pointedly and says, "What are you, about a C cup?" Woman blushes and stammers. Friend says, "Sorry, I thought we were asking each other intensely personal and inappropriate questions!" "

and
""Ooh! My new answer to dumb questions of every sort: "I am sooo blogging this when I get home." "