I watch the international adoptions sometimes on Adpotion Stories on Discovery Health and I often wonder if the American parents have any idea the challenges of raising a minority child. I understand they desperately want children, but a little research goes a long way.
I will never forget when I was 16 or 17 and worked at Publix supermarket and a lady went through my line with 2 childen. One was Asian sitting in the shopping cart (he was a little dirty and had on cheap shoes and clothes), and the other was a Caucasian baby sitting in his carrier (he was in a brand new carrier, he had on name brand stuff and looked very happy). I commented on how cute and well-behaved her children were...out of the blue she told me that she had adopted the older child and found out she was pregnant as soon as they got back. She then said.................................."I would not have gotten him if I knew we could have a baby!?!?!?!"
Needless to say, I was shocked and at a loss for words.