My husband and I are still in the beginning stages of domestic adoption.
We have talked in depth about our feelings on
transracial adoption and we both agree we just want to be parents and race does not matter to us. We live in a large city and our neighborhood is fairly blended so we do have that going for us.
What I am most worried about is my mother. She is fairly "old fashioned".... bluntly said, she is racist. I have tried talking to her many times about how she talks about AA's... but she is set in her ways. I am afraid she would never accept an AA child if we should be matched with one.
My husband says it is her loss, and I agree to an extent, but I do not want to bring an AA child into our home/family and have them accepted by only some of the family, and shunned by the rest.
Is it a bad idea to continue on with
transracial adoption?Will it do more harm to the child in the long run? Anyone in a similar situation?