This article was posted on one of the adoption Yahoo groups that I belong to. He is NOT trying to be funny.
Adopting Asian Kids Becoming Latest Fad
I have no other experience with his columns, but I was shocked as I read through the column. Better in a rice paddy? If not adopted, they wouldn't have a home. A child as an accessory? What is this man thinking?
One of his comments is the $30,000 - $40,000 that it costs for an Asian adoption. We aren't spending that much, and the China program is said to be cheaper. He is saying how much cheaper it would be to adopt one of the "many" minority children in this country. Yes, it is true that it could be cheaper and easier, but I also know that it could be just the opposite.
I remember when we first began to look into adoption, we did consider a domestic adoption. I saw many groups on the internet where the adoption of minority or mixed race children in the US was more than the $40,000 that he quoted. That didn't include a 2-3 week trip for 2 to Asia, or the thousands that is given in humanitarian aid to a poor country.
I also have friends, both African American, that tried for nearly a year to adopt domesticly. They were matched THREE times with birthmothers before they finally were able to keep the child. They flew across the country, at Christmas, for the birth of the first, to have the mother change her mind. The 2nd child, they had for the weekend, before having to give the baby back. The 3rd birthmother followed through with the adoption after they flew halfway across the country at the baby's birth. That was an AA couple trying to adopt an AA baby. Doesn't seem easier, just heartbreaking.
I wonder what the author would say about this adoption. An AA couple adopting a Caucasian baby...
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I think the point is that it doesn't matter what ethicity the baby is, or where it has been born. There are thousands of babies around the globe that need homes and there are families that have the room in their hearts for them. It shouldn't matter what color their skin is. Everyone has to make the choice of where to adopt from based on what is best for their family. NOONE has the right to judge them. Regardless of how it happens, families are being made.
This columnist seems to be one that likes to get a "rise" out of people. A blog entry about another column of his... You Can't Handle the Truth
Adopting Asian Kids Becoming Latest Fad
I have no other experience with his columns, but I was shocked as I read through the column. Better in a rice paddy? If not adopted, they wouldn't have a home. A child as an accessory? What is this man thinking?
One of his comments is the $30,000 - $40,000 that it costs for an Asian adoption. We aren't spending that much, and the China program is said to be cheaper. He is saying how much cheaper it would be to adopt one of the "many" minority children in this country. Yes, it is true that it could be cheaper and easier, but I also know that it could be just the opposite.
I remember when we first began to look into adoption, we did consider a domestic adoption. I saw many groups on the internet where the adoption of minority or mixed race children in the US was more than the $40,000 that he quoted. That didn't include a 2-3 week trip for 2 to Asia, or the thousands that is given in humanitarian aid to a poor country.
I also have friends, both African American, that tried for nearly a year to adopt domesticly. They were matched THREE times with birthmothers before they finally were able to keep the child. They flew across the country, at Christmas, for the birth of the first, to have the mother change her mind. The 2nd child, they had for the weekend, before having to give the baby back. The 3rd birthmother followed through with the adoption after they flew halfway across the country at the baby's birth. That was an AA couple trying to adopt an AA baby. Doesn't seem easier, just heartbreaking.
I wonder what the author would say about this adoption. An AA couple adopting a Caucasian baby...
Cowboys’ Ware Fulfills a Challenge for Fatherhood
I think the point is that it doesn't matter what ethicity the baby is, or where it has been born. There are thousands of babies around the globe that need homes and there are families that have the room in their hearts for them. It shouldn't matter what color their skin is. Everyone has to make the choice of where to adopt from based on what is best for their family. NOONE has the right to judge them. Regardless of how it happens, families are being made.
This columnist seems to be one that likes to get a "rise" out of people. A blog entry about another column of his... You Can't Handle the Truth
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