This might be a good time to bring up a thought of mine. On the one hand I've been fine with cross-racial adoption, and the fact that there are now so many youngsters growing up in that mode made me feel that if a kid wants to find someone of their own 'racial profile' to fall in love with, they can.

Then one day, it occurred to me: OK, sure, I think it's fine for white people to adopt black or Chinese or of whatever race. Hey, it gives the kid a home and a chance at a good life, and the family will make an effort to introduce the culture of origin to the kid. No problem.

And then I suddenly wondered: How would I, as a white person, feel if I saw a black family with one adopted WHITE child? Or a Chinese family with an adopted WHITE child? Or a Japanese family- you get the idea.

It made me realize that I'm not as free of racial prejudice as I'd like to be. Anyone else?

Ebbie