We are all sick in my household again. I think that I had a mild case of strep throat again and my husband (once again) has it full force with fever, chills, sore throat, etc… My son is fine. The doctor says that if we get it again after this round that we need to bring my son in. She says if we get it again, most likely, he’s the carrier.

Anyhow, I’m short on time…as usual…so I’m going to throw this article out at everyone. I found it in the KAAN newsletter.

Link: White Families Adopting Nonwhite Kids: Who’s Helping Who?

I thought it was interesting that this writer raised the point of adoptive parents who have children and adoptive parents who do good deeds. I’ve said it before. I have no illusions that I did a great deed and “rescued” a child. I chose to adopt for very selfish and self-serving reasons. I wanted a child and I wanted to adopt a child. It was that simple. Though I’d like to say that all adoptive parents share look at it this way, I have heard some (not many) talk about the “poor” children and their desire to “do good deeds” by bringing one of these children into their home. Unfortunately, it is often these parents that make the biggest splash around the world.

Though the original article was interesting, it was the comments that followed that really interested me. It goes to show how strongly certain people feel about transracial adoption. It is the comments that caught my interest. Let me know what you think.

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