Not to be judgmental, but I am not African-American nor do I live in those communities.
I have three daughters; 23, 20, and 16, and by the Grace of God have not had to face that decision yet, or hopefully ever.
But I will not idly sit by while my grandchild is farmed out to another, faith unknown, family to raise.
This girl decided to give up her child for others to take care of, while she still gets to go see him from time to time. You know, whenever she feels like it.
That used to be the joke about grandparents, they can give the grand-kids back whenever they are tired of playing with the grand-kids. This girl just found a way to get someone else to take care of her kid, because that kid will always know who the real parent is.
The article said she sees him twice a year. More frequency or more erratically scheduled visits could lead to emotional chaos for the adults and confusion for the child. They are not sharing custody -- the adopters ARE the parents.
I repeat, the real parents are the parents who adopted the child, committed themselves to the child, raise the child and meet the child's needs. The biological mother is not the "real" parent. She was a gestational carrier, and a noble one who did the best thing for her child.
“Not to be judgmental...”
You are being judgmental!