I'm reprinting this funny story just written by an online friend named Karen. She just returned from China with her second Chinese child.

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Gary and I took the kids out to eat Chinese last night and afterwards we stopped at the *Super* Only A Buck store. Cameron wanted a balloon so Gary went to that side of the store and bought him a balloon while I went shopping with the two girls. Gary went ahead and checked out and he and Cam headed for the car. Well.. after the girls and I finished shopping, I get to the counter and the cashier says, *Is your name Karen*? I tell her yes and she says that my husband wanted me to give her the 2 pennies that he was short to pay for the balloon. Gary is parked right in front of the door and the girls wanted to go out with him while I checked out so I said Ok. After they went out the door the conversation started! Cashier: Mam, can I ask you a question? Me: Sure. Cashier: The little girl with black hair... is she ummmmmmmm your daughter? Me: Yes. She is. Cashier: But she is ummmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Me: Chinese? Cashier: YES! Chinese. Ummmmm can I ask you another question? Me: Yes.. sure.... Cashier: I see you have TWO Chinese children and a red haired daughter. This must be your second marriage? Me: Yes... as a matter of fact, it is my second marriage. Cashier: I thought so because your children are Chinese. I knew your first husband had to be Chinese. Me: No. My first husband was NOT Chinese (a dirt bag but no, not Chinese is what I wanted to say... but didn't... hehehehehe). Cashier: BUT your children are Chinese? How did that happen?!?!?! Me: I went to China and adopted them! Cashier: YOU went to CHINA??? YOU Adopted THEM? Me: Yes, I went to China and I adopted them. Cashier: So, they are like.. ummmmmmmm... brother and sister? Me: Yes, they are brother and sister. Cashier: How old are they? Me: They are both 4 years old. Cashier: Oh they are twins???? Me: No, they are not twins. Cashier: BUT they are brother and sister and both from China and the same age... and they are not twins??? Me: No they are not twins... yes, they are brother and sister. Cashier: WOW! China is like so far from here. Was it really different there? I mean.. .is it like the US?? Me: Yes, it is a LONG way and YES it is VERY different there. Cashier: Really?? Like, tell me, how is it different there?? Me: Well... for one thing they don't speak ENGLISH there!!!! Cashier: Wow... how weird. Me: Yeah... weird. Have a nice night.... Got in the car and said to Gary.... *Here's Your Sign*!! He was about to choke he was laughing so hard when I told him the story!!! It is the first time I have ever been asked if I used to married to a man from China. I had to try HARD to keep from falling over laughing in her face!!!