Classic Comebacks to Annoying Things People Say About Adoption

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Someone even said to me are you going to include that child in your will. My response is as I hope you would imagine.
CMCKECHNIE

The one I get a lot is, "Are you not afraid of the mom knocking on your door?". My answer is, "No, Kaylie's Bmom is welcome anytime, she is like extended family to us. And no this does not confuse her about who her parents are rather she is able to have her questions answered as she has them."
TRIPP836

Looking for your REAL parents?

"Why, Did they move and forget to leave a forwarding address?"
BELLEINBLUE

"Why, are mine a figment of my imagination?"
AURORA

Sometimes, comments - and our responses - bring tears of laughter:

Fran writes:

"[while registering my daughter at a very large medical clinic] I was asked for her father's name and replied that this was a single parent, closed adoption and there was no father. To which the young secretary replied: 'Everyone has a father and you have to supply the name or your appointment will be cancelled.' I asked to speak to the office manager and explained the situation to her. She agreed with the secretary and said I had to supply a name, so I gave her "John Doe". She refused to accept this as the father's name. By now 45 minutes had passed and the line behind me was getting longer so I said: 'If I tell you exactly what it says on her birth certificate would that be okay?"' She said it was, so I told her it was long and complicated and I would spell it out. Then I replied (spelling):

Sin glep aren tad opti on.
At this point the crowd behind me started roaring in laughter and the secretary still didn't get it, but I was processed through for my daughter's appointment."

More from Fran:

"I adopted my three daughters 30 years ago, so I could go on and on on this subject. My daughters are all the same age, born within 3 months of each other so I was frequently asked if they were triplets. When I said 'no' and gave their ages, the next question would be: 'They are too close together, you could not have had them naturally, are they adopted?' and when I would say 'yes' the next question would be: 'Oh, how nice, did they come from the same family?' In other words, I could not have had them naturally but there is someone else out there popping out a baby a month..."

When "Yes" Is the Only Answer

Sandy writes:

"I have an adopted Chinese daughter and these two things actually happened on the same day in the same store!: A man looked at my daughter, looked at me, looked away, looked back and asked, 'Is her father Asian?' to which I replied 'Yes' and walked away. Not even five minutes later, a woman actually took the time to approach me and asked, 'Is she yours or is she adopted?' My answer was 'Yes.' and again I walked away.

"The freedom people feel to pry always amazes me--not to mention the lack of manners."

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