Before Bec came home, Chris and I had a lot of talks about how we would react when people questioned our relationship with our son. We had thought that we would be confronted with "supermarket gawkers" or worse, people who would come right up to us and want to know where his "real" parents were. Now, this last scenario was on the far end of reality but we wanted to be prepared for the worst, or so we thought.

I just got back from a walk with Bec, heading to our neighborhood video store. We met a lot of people along the way that were also enjoying the super mellow weather and the bright sun. We also saw a lot of people that we didn't know, including a woman who tracked me down to ask about our super cool convertible backpack/stroller. (I'll post more about our stroller, which we ultimately always get asked about. Hopefully with a link.) Strangers, friends, employees. Not one person even blinking an eye at my being Bec's mommy.

Chris and I have talked about this a lot since Bec has been home. Almost 6 months of being his parents and living in the same house. And not any questions. In fact, we find ourselves offering up info that we never thought we would! What's going on? Will it happen? Were our hackles up for nothing?

As part of a clue, I thought that I would look up the minority percentages in our county. Here are the numbers:

White persons, percent, 2004 (a) 91.0%
Black persons, percent, 2004 (a) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2004 (a) 4.8%
Asian persons, percent, 2004 (a) 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2004 (a) 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2004 1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2004 (b) 38.6%
White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2004 54.2%

Would you think that this answers my question?