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Originally Posted by ocracoke
I know a picked the gender of my child so it seems hypocritical so say that people should be open to eithr gender...
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I personally see nothing wrong with specifying gender. I just know in domestic infant adoption it can make your wait time very long, even if you request a boy. The reason why I started this thread was because I felt like the oddball for wanting a boy first and was curious why others wanted girls instead. I'm a butch lesbian and I would want a boy that I could roughhouse with and dress just like a "mini me", similar to the reasons you wanted a girl.
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Originally Posted by ocracoke
I sometimes feel the same way about people who only want a child as young as possible -- there are a lot of older kids that need loving homes too.
Samantha
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I feel the same way with special needs children. I see lots of people in real life and on these boards who are open to any race but they want a child "healthy as possible". It hurts me to this day that even newborns wait longer for homes and become "bargain bin" babies just because they were born with weak genes or in a rough enviroment. Last time I checked these parents also weren't promised healthy biological children so why should adopted ones be any different? Special needs children need homes too.