[kategal11]

Hi! I am new to this forum, and new to the entire adoption process in general. After reading an article about an Ethiopian orphanage in the NY Times several years ago, we are ready to begin finding an agency and, hopefully, a child to add to our loving family. Our 3 children are 2, 6 and 9, and we are hoping to adopt a little boy next year. I am very curious about other families who have adopted internationally after having biological children. Our kids are all freckly, redheaded and Irish-looking, and they resemble each other (and their Dad) almost to the point of being funny. Our town, while a suburb of NY city, is almost all white.
I have concerns about the way an African child might feel in that situation, and how others have handled the inevitable issues that would arrive. Also, are there any books out there that deal with these concerns, especially with respect to adopting after having biological children.

I look foward to hearing from anyone with sage advice!

kategal11