Microaggressions

I have been so enlightened this week in regards to Dr. Sue's explanation of microaggressions. I have done them to people and I see how they could have been taken wrong even though the intention was good. I have also had many done to me. I am certain, as Dr. Sue related, that the people that used them did not have malicious intent. However, my body can respond physically to some of these.
The one that sticks out in my mind that happens over and over quite frequently is in relationship to adoption. I will be introduced to someone by a friend, to one of their friends. They will say a little about me to include she has five biological children and two adopted. I have been with all my children and have that picked out and highlighted in the course of open conversation. I have also had people refer to the behavioral problems of a child in another family and say that, "well, he was adopted." I am quick to point out that behavioral problems surface in all families regardless. These small ways make me defensive. I want to be open and accepting but they are small ways that I feel stereotyped or classified.
                                                                 Reference
Laureate Media. (2011). Microaggressions in everyday life. Retrieved from www.waldenu.edu.com