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I think she should have thought about it before hand. I think it is a pretty rotten thing to do, as for the most part, environment is more important than genetics, unless the child has very poor genetics.
I guess you missed the part about them going thru screening and all that? You don't adopt someone on a whim....
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This woman has about 3 or 4 of her OWN kids! Why the hell is she trying to get somebody else's kid? And why in God's name are they giving her a black kid? It should go to a black parent(s)! The kid might be a baby but even he can tell "hey something ain't right here".
Race should not matter in adoptions and too many black children are being limited if agencies are focusing on placing them in only black homes. I know personally of two successful interacial adoptions: one black child/white mother and one white child/black parents. Love knows no racial boundaries.
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It sure as hell IS a racial issue! They should not be handing black infants out to white parents. When was the last time you saw a black family with a white infant?
*Raises her hand* I am white and my adoptive family is black.
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My black uncle and aunt adopted a white child from Germany. It happens. I think it's ridiculous to say that black infants can only be adopted by black people. I would rather see these children adopted into a home of any color than stay in foster care until they turn 18.
AMEN! We need to put aside these antiquated beliefs about race and allow more parents the ability to adopt, especially as folks are saying that black children are not being adopted at the rate that white children are.
There is a special spot in hell for people like this
I've heard of this happening before, regardless of race.
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Really, there's a lot of demand for African-American kids? Interesting.
I know in some of the African-American magazines I read there has been talk about the need for more African-American foster parents and that it's hard to get African-American children adopted (especially the older ones).
I definitely commend those who want to adopt. So many people obsess over having "their own child" or someone with "their blood." We have lots of kids in the world already here that need kids yet people want to spend thousands on fertility treatments.
While I wouldn't call her crazy, she has my respect for doing the right thing.
There are people who want to be parents so badly, they are willilng to adopt a child of any race. It was quite popular here in the US to adopt Korean children for a while, but the Korean government started discouraging these adoptions. Ditto China. Many people now go to Guatemala to adopt kids.
I guess you missed the part about them going thru screening and all that? You don't adopt someone on a whim....
No, I got that. It appears as though the parent, depsite the screening, was not prepared themselves and should have been more honest with themselves. I think that anyone can fudge a series of questions, but it is hard to lie to yourself.
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