Comments on The Melting Pot: Sticks and Stones

Now that I think about this some more...we get the...

2008-08-29T15:43:00.000-05:00

Now that I think about this some more...we get the redhead, curly comments all the time (totally not in the same category as adoption...just i can relate to the unrelenting questions). the worse case was when jason and i were eating breakfast at a diner once with abby. our waitress asked me in a stage whisper (right in front of jason)- "Is he the father of your child?" "Yes, he is." "He is? Are you sure? They don't look anything alike!" Needless to say she got a small tip that day.

unbelievable. what a self-righteous prick. that's ...

2008-08-29T15:22:00.000-05:00

unbelievable. what a self-righteous prick. that's what i would have said to her.

I am rarely at a loss for words, but "people" like...

2008-08-23T13:10:00.000-05:00

I am rarely at a loss for words, but "people" like this leave me speechless every time! It is so aggravating that I cannot think of something witty to say in "the moment", but 100 on the way home in the car! It was funny today though in the grocery store line, the checker said Caleigh has my eyes...HUH? She must have been color blind or something! I'll take it over the all too frequent, "are they yours, or are they adopted?" Uh, BOTH! :)

Heather M.

holy moly - that was totally uncalled for and tota...

2008-08-20T08:52:00.000-05:00

holy moly - that was totally uncalled for and totally rude. sad sad sad for her that she's that ignorant. you are a bigger woman than i - i probably would've flew off the handle!!

WOW! I was just enraged! You did well my friend....

2008-08-18T21:40:00.000-05:00

WOW! I was just enraged! You did well my friend. The word that keeps going through my head is idiot! But I am trying to be nice and think, poor, poor woman. How sad that you are that clueless. It will be really hard to buy from that place again, huh!

What an IDIOT! That was just rude,ignorant, racist...

2008-08-18T09:35:00.000-05:00

What an IDIOT! That was just rude,ignorant, racist and mean. You should have gone and found a manager and reported that(you still can if you remember her name) There is no excuse for racism EVER! Especially in front of a child. I am so sorry for you and Sarah that you had to encounter that.

Wow! What stupidity!!! You were a lot nicer than ...

2008-08-15T15:10:00.000-05:00

Wow! What stupidity!!! You were a lot nicer than I think I would have been. You are such a great person!!!!

WHAT?!?! Unreal. Some people are so clueless. Y...

2008-08-15T09:31:00.000-05:00

WHAT?!?! Unreal. Some people are so clueless. You handled it well Heather. My head is still processing the comment. Since both of my babies are from an orphanage, remind me not to shop in that store...or maybe I should just to irritate the clerk. Unbelievable.

I think you did great! I haven't come across that...

2008-08-13T16:18:00.000-05:00

I think you did great! I haven't come across that kind of ignorance yet - that lady takes the prize. No one in their right mind would say somthing like that! I think I would have been too shocked to even speak.

I think you handled it very well. It's so hard to...

2008-08-13T13:31:00.000-05:00

I think you handled it very well. It's so hard to determine when to try and educate and when to just walk away.

Sorry you had a rough day.

Wow! The rudeness and ignorance of that woman's c...

2008-08-13T09:12:00.000-05:00

Wow! The rudeness and ignorance of that woman's comments just took made my jaw drop. You kept your dignity, which is admirable.

OH MY!!!!!!! You handeled it very well. I just don...

2008-08-12T21:26:00.000-05:00

OH MY!!!!!!! You handeled it very well. I just don't know what I would say. I just can't believe that! Some people don't have a filter from their brain to their mouth.

What?? WHAT?? Good grief! I have no words.Don't be...

2008-08-12T16:04:00.000-05:00

What?? WHAT?? Good grief! I have no words.

Don't beat yourself up for how you handled the situation. Sounds to me like you did your best to diffuse things and move on. Sometimes that's all you can do. I think you handled it gracefully.

Some people are just so rude!

Some people haven't a clue. Your graciousness say...

2008-08-12T16:03:00.000-05:00

Some people haven't a clue. Your graciousness says a lot your character. I'm not so sure how I would have handled that one.

Heather

I have to agree with the comment above. You handle...

2008-08-12T15:33:00.000-05:00

I have to agree with the comment above. You handled that very well. Ignorance is no exception for stupidity. We don't even have a referral yet and are already preparing for these types of statements. I also think you handled the last comment great as well! I'm sure the lady was left dumbfounded at your response!

Oh my goodness, Heather! You handled that well, y...

2008-08-12T14:45:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness, Heather! You handled that well, you really did. That is a new one I have never heard before -- that children learn to steal in orphanages?? Wow.

Even though we don't have Noelle home yet, I have gotten some zingers. A surprising number of people have asked -- as their first question after I say we're adopting -- how much it costs or commented that it must be expensive. And someone actually asked if we would have to bring a suitcase of cash with us when we go to get her!

I guess there will always be Some People, you know?