my mom never got to spend time with her dad, as when parents used to divorce, one parent had to be morally inept to be divorced, so kids only saw one parent. inept means place blame on one. i never got to see that grandpa. all kids long to see a biological parent. believe it or not, i talked to lady who was from Russia, a peditrician, and she was troubled to deliver a baby, to see it adopted. someone from the ukraine said it did not matter if they got the American lifestyle! thinking i would just up and agree. i did not! if it is posible, i agree adoption should be a last resort. i also believe abortion might cease nigh altogether, if mothers could get help from those who say abortion is always wrong, instead of a tongue lashing! i love that baby! i know kids are important-- cause i don't have em! what a kick in the head! thank you blueberry for sharing your knowledge on adoption! we need knowledge!

You know, you are correct about that, and I noticed that the article stated that the family was in suburban Washington. Well there are plenty of American children that are looking for homes. If they were serious and they were unconcerned for the child's ethnicity, they could have had a child right away. Unfortunately, there are many AA children for adoption in the DC/MD area.

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I think your priorities are in the right place.