[makarios79]

I personally see nothing wrong with an AA who seeks to adopt a child or children outside of their race, as I plan to do the same in the future and I don't feel bad about it all.

I know of several AA who have adopted from other countries because they felt that is where *their* child was. I am the founder/moderator of a a fairly large online group of AA who are adopting or have adopted from Ethiopia children and I am a member of a pretty decent size group of AA who are adopting or have adopted from Asia. I know AA people who have adopted from Haiti, India, Vietnam & Liberia.

I have been to the orphanages in 3rd world countries and the kids here in America, even in the worst foster home are living in much better conditions than most orphans in 3rd world countries....

And I have read of AA people who have adopted CC and Hispanic children right here in the US..I don't know if they sought out that Hispanic or CC child, but to me it doesn't matter.

I personally feel no obligation to adopt ONLY AA child just because I am myself....My first foster son was full CC and if he had come up for adoption instead of being reunified, I would have most likely adopted him. Should I have passed him on to a CC adoptive family if he became available for adoption, just because he is full CC and ( and therefore "highly adoptable") and there are AA kids who are waiting to be adopted instead of adopting him?..YEAH RIGHT

I have found that people who make most of the comments, like the ones mentioned above are by people who are ALSO NOT adopting all the many AA children who are available for adoption. So if you aren't, why are you trying to force me too...

I don't see it as excluding my own, and I am saying all this, not as a person on the outside looking in on the adoption world, but as a single professional AA mother is currently fostering a full AA child AND will be adopting 2 AA/CC children in a couple of months (just waiting on our finalization date)..

I'm not adopting my kids because they are black or half black and I would "look" bad for adopting kids that are not black...I'm adopting them because they are my kids....They could have been asian, hispanic, cc, or whatever..I would have still adopted them...

I don't look negatively upon or have ill feelings for AA who ONLY want to adopt AA or BR children. I think if that is what you feel you should do then you should absolutely do it, but in the same breath I don't think someone should be looked upon negatively just because they choose to not adopt AA children, just because they are themselves AA...I think everyone should do what is right for their family without judgment.

But these are just my thoughts....What are yours?