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Originally Posted By Keagan

We can't save every child in foster... BELIEVE ME!!! I am hoping that my next child is my last... somehow I doubt it. Jesus said, "the poor you have with you always", how does that relate to our discussion? I don't know. Only to say there will always be proportionally more black children available for adoption than others. And yes, if you're looking to adopt a very young child a black child will have fewer contenders than a white or Hispanic child.

But as I look out on the web I see a lot of beautiful white children. Now grant it, if a white child hits the web they're usually in the red zone, with flags all throughout their profile. But they're there. What I'm saying is if your community would not be healthy for a child of color, then consider a child who would not be as effected. I'm looking at moving from New Mexico in about a year after my second son is settled. Now I love Iowa, but I have had to take Iowa out of the running, because where I would want to live in the rural hinterlands they would certainly be the only black children. In short, my moving job considerations just ain't what it used to be. I have to consider what would be a healthy balance community for both my sons and me. Of course there's always Washington D.C. East St. Louis, and parts of Mississippi where black folks are in the majority and so is fatherless homes, poverty and barred windows. My son shutters when we go through a neighbor where there are bars in contrast to where we presently live.

These are considerations I'm exploring having already have my son in place. I think these the same thought processes apply to individuals considering adopting.