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Originally Posted by sneezyone
I just think that there really are additional losses for transracial adoptees and we should at least acknowledge that.
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I agree with that statement completely. As a mom, I am prepared to face that. But at the same time, I feel that it is not an obstacle too big to hurdle. My daughter is biracial. Her birthmom chose us. She was presented other profiles, including ones of black and interracial couples. She still chose us. Something about us stood out to her.
Picture the following example: Her birthmom is now married. If she had decided to parent instead of placing dd, dd would still be living in a CC home as a biracial baby. However, I can't imagine anyone telling M that she can't properly raise dd because she is biracial... after all, biologically she is her daughter. Why, as adoptive parents do we get faced with those questions? This is not a decision that any of us made lightly.