Haitian adoptions / interracial adoptions?

I can tell you as an adoptee how i feel. both of my adoptive parents are Caucasian and I'm bi-racial. When I was younger i really didn't see race because it was not important to my family. when i got older though i became painfully aware of how the world viewed my family. my adoptive parents always had open communication and i could discuss anything with them. They sat down with me and explained that there are people out there that will always be rude and ignorant. You will need to be really honest with your child and talk with them. They need someone to express their feelings too, when they come across racism. You can be as understanding as you want but the bottom line is you will not know how that child feels. I have the most understanding parents but i still feel different. I know that I'm not the same race as my parents. In closing i will say that the road you are about to go on will not be easy. you will come across some evil people, but if you think you and your husband can with stand this. then i say go for it, if you can love this child as your own, provide a roof over their head, food, clothing and encouragement to reach their goals. then no matter what this world throws at you it will not tear you down.

I am a transracial adopter so I hope you take this very seriously. Being an adopter is an extra parental responsibility but being a transracial one is even a greater one. Being Caucasian (like you and I) we would like to think race doesn't matter but that is only because it doesn't FOR US. We haven't been singled out because of our race. So if you decide to adopt transracially you need to go the extra mile. NO jokes about ANY ethnicity tolerated. Lots of art and input from all kinds of cultures in your home. Increase the interaction that you have with people of other cultures especially African Americans. Is there racism? We've been pretty fortunate in that area, but what part of the country do you live in? One time when we were in the deep South, well, let's say I will NEVER venture to that part of the country again. I love my little girl and put forth the effort to ensure that she is proud of her heritage and feels comfortable with others of her race. Otherwise, Haitian children are in desparate need of good homes.

i'm no longer likely beneficial that helpful and/or risky are the nicely suited words. I even have an interracial family contributors by using adoption. there is not any question that my existence has been enriched as a results of adoption of my son. i do no longer think of of it as a "earnings" that he's biracial; I basically think of i'm greater open to transformations in others and accepting that our international is made all the greater spectacular as a results of fact all of us be responsive to so of course that transformations in race would not have something to do with love. there is relatively no longer something risky occurring. i be responsive to that my son is in all probability to have greater subject concerns together with his identity (he's 11 years previous now) than maximum different little ones as a results of fact he replaced into accompanied and because he's a diverse race than his family contributors. i does no longer use the word risky to describe something although.

I'm Haiti so I think adopting a child from Haiti would be good. Haitians are loving, respectable and great people. Follow your heart and do what you think is best.

I'm Asian, my mother is white. Sure, there will be insecurities, but there are insecurities for everyone. I say go for it!