Two Days Off From School

We are enjoying two days off from school, although S is still coughing. she feels fine though. Yesterday, we watched Tarzan together. I really don't like that every Disney movie has violence and an orphaned child as the predominant theme. It gave us an opportunity to talk about the differences in her own family. She has recently been talking a lot about her skin color and why it is darker than ours. I try to point out that none of us within the family have the exact same color. She is not one to be conviced easily. She says she wants to bleach her hair blonde when she gets older and have blue contacts so she can be like us. I have read enough to know that this happens frequently in trans-racial adoptions. I thought I could provide enough love and security that this would not be a big issue, especially at this age. It's one of the many areas of adoption that I was a bit in denial about. Not exactly denial, but I didn't realize that it would happen this young and to this degree. When I said something about growing in another mommy's tummy, she said, "No, I grew in your tummy!" Oh how I wanted that to be true for her, it broke my heart.