[londar]

I am a bmom and I am getting ready to place a second child for adoption. I am also legally blind. My first child has no visual problems but my second might as the bfather is also legally blind.


I want to know why I am having such a difficult time finding parents for this baby. Are all adoptive parents to shallow to adopt a blind child? I guess I need reassurance that couples will accept blind children.


Londa

[Dublin]

I am sure there are couples out there who want to adopt your child. You need to research all of the avenues available.

[Shoshana]

Personally, I would have been happy to adopt a child who was either blind or deaf. I even did some investigating about domestic adoptions of blind or deaf children but didn't find much info and ultimately went with international (because I'm a single parent & most birthparent(s) choose married couples). My a-uncle is blind, and my a-father is visually impaired. My a-sister and her 3 sons all have a moderate-severe hearing loss. Maybe people don't think about it if they haven't had personally experience with either the blind or the deaf.

I wish you the best in finding the right family for your child.

[Doxie]

londar, first I want to wish you good luck in finding the perfect parents for your child. I know they are out there.

I think that a lot of parents may feel they would not be able to meet the needs of a child who is blind. Or at least they may not think they would be able to anyway!

Again, good luck! Those parents are out there. Don't give up!

[mj77]

I for one would have no problem adopting a blind baby. Maybe there are some parents who want a "perfect" child but I don't believe there are any "perfect" people. I really am not sure why you would even have a difficult time finding parents for your baby. I wish you the best though.

Melissa

[MamaJem]

My daughter was considered deaf when we adopted her. We figured that in life, every person has challenges, at least hers would be identified up front. We have excellent services here in our area to serve children with special needs. We would consider adopting a child who was or may be blind. I am sure there are many folks just like us out here waiting. (Have you considered the a-family that is raising your other child?)

Hope you find the parents that you are dreaming of for your precious little one.

Blessings,

[MommaD]

I don't have any great wisdom to add, just that I know there are a lot of parents out there that have adopted or are waiting to adopt a special child. I wish you and baby the best.