K
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I think GL mentioned the kids.
Anyway...I have a loose theory about the kids...
Her parents said that soon after they adopted the 4 black children, she decided to leave the family and become black.
She further claimed to people those 4 kids where her children. I guess to authenticate her story? I don't know but perhaps it goes back once again to attention.
Maybe these kids got lots of attention and she lost her attention and then through some weird psychological identity crisis, she wanted to be what they were so she could get attention again.
Yes I have a somewhat similar theory. I've watched it happen. There are a lot of transracial adoptive parents who will really go on about how beautiful black skin is. The thought process is that it will help to build self esteem for their new Black children. There are some courses that even promote such things in various requirements for those adopting "transracially". It would be pretty easy to see where a young white girl might want to get some attention when the family ends up adopting 4 Black kids. Also, many of the families who end up adopting in those situations will go overboard about "culture" and it becomes like an obsession. I see it all the time. You can often spot it when you go to adoption gatherings. In the attempt to bring the children into the family they end up putting them on a pedestal.
I can't tell you the number of classes and events I've been to where people are looking to adopt don't really have any real exposure to people of the race or culture they may end up adopting. This was a huge issue some years ago brought up by the Black Social Workers Association. But many of them will end up getting really into it all.