[lisa in venice]

I honestly wonder what would motivate someone to go so far out of their way to adopt when there are people literally begging Black families to adopt right here in the US. I mean there is a difference I an adoption sitaution where the child is another race comes up like you are matched in foster care or a birthmom picks you but to intentionally pursue it especially when it is more difficult, slower and more expensive kinda mays you say "HMMMM".

Dh and I in our fourth adoption were offered children of differnt races even though we were actively pursuing AA and Biracial chidlren. We decided that the "right" sitaution was the one we would pursue and race would not be a factor. We never expected to have those discussions because of the relative scarity of CC infants in inexpensive placments. We thought that no one would even offer us a child like that. SInce in som much of the world AA chidlren are at the bottom of the adoption hierarchy so in many places it is simply easier and less expensive to adopt a child that shares my heritage

lisa