Race and a Second Adoption
My husband and I recently adopted a wonderful baby boy, and though we are not even sure if we want to adopt again we have been thinking about it in vague terms.
When we were waiting for our baby, we both sort of assumed that we would be matched with an AA girl. Our son is hispanic.
So now my question is if we do decide to adopt again, whenever that might be, how do we address the racial issue? Do we try to adopt another child who is hispanic to "match" our baby? Do we choose to pursue an AA adoption or should we try to find an AA/hispanic baby? Or, since we will both be old enough to go through China, do we adopt internationally to assure that we have a daughter?
I think it is a blessing that we have all these options, and I know that essentially my dh and I have to decide what is right for us. But, I wonder if any of you have already wrestled with these issues.
Sissy
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