“Mommy, Were You Adopted?” Jennifer Nelson - November 29, 2017 - Adoptee Voices, Racial Identity, Talking, Talking to Kids, Transracial “Mommy, Were You Adopted?” Jennifer Nelson - November 29, 2017 - Adoptee Voices, Racial Identity, Talking, Talking to Kids, Transracial I’m not sure why I never told my children. But when they asked, I knew it was time to end the secrecy for good.