Race
Actually, I always wanted to adopt transracially. We were on both waiting lists and the fees were the same as for a White baby. It didn't take any less time from approval to placement than for a White infant, either. I just wanted a healthy baby! We got our first referral for a White infant five months after approval, but it fell through. We got our second referral for another White infant six weeks later, but it also fell through. God obviously had something else in mind for us, because the following April, we got our baby Bella!
Sarah
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Favorite Book: "Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? A Parent's Guide to Raising Multiracial Children" by D. Jackson Nakazawa--Addresses the special questions & concerns facing both transracial adoptive families & bio families, explaining how parents can best prepare multiracial children of all ages to make their way confidently in a color-conscious world.
"I can't take credit for the face, but I will take credit for the smile."
"Truth is the cure for ignorance. Stupidity, however, is terminal."
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