As a senior in high school, I wrote my thesis in support of International and Interracial Adoption. I'm not really sure where I came up with that idea. I had one friend in high school that was adopted internationally. My brothers were adopted but their adoptions weren't international or interracial. I probably knew more people that were adopted but it wasn't really an open discussion when I was younger. People just didn't talk about it.
Now, I feel like adoption is everywhere. Maybe it's just me but I don't think so. Outside of the people I've met through this process, I know a lot of people adopting. I have a friend from summer camp that adopted from India. (I followed her blog when she adopted about 2 years ago and had no idea what she was talking about!) A young woman I used to babysit for is adopting through foster care. I can't even count the number of people I met in Mexico that are now adopting--some are still there and some are now back at home. A coworker is getting her foster care license to adopt. A college friend has started the process to adopt from Africa. A little girl in my church was adopted from Africa.
I won't begin to claim to know their motivations or reasons for adopting but I am inspired by each and every one of them. I love that they are choosing to building their families this way and that adoption is not a taboo thing any more. Adoption isn't just for families that can't have children. It's not a secret shame.
Adoption is out in the open and it is every where!
I won't begin to claim to know their motivations or reasons for adopting but I am inspired by each and every one of them. I love that they are choosing to building their families this way and that adoption is not a taboo thing any more. Adoption isn't just for families that can't have children. It's not a secret shame.
Adoption is out in the open and it is every where!
