All they have to deal with now is the ignorant morons who see them out with their kids and say stupid shit like, "Oh....pity you couldn't have children of your own." They do have one biological child, BTW, but being staunchly pro-life, when it came to having other children, they decided to walk the walk and adopt unwanted children.
They have also been at the receiving end of some stupid racist comments for having a "mixed" family.
That kind of crap makes me sick...those types of comments are really stupid because they come from "stupid racists".
They have also been at the receiving end of some stupid racist comments for having a "mixed" family
Sounds like people who are walking the walk. Never, ever go through the state in an adoption. Always go to agencies.
I personally agree with this attitude. We have two children of our own, but can't have any more. We would love to adopt children (any color...it wouldn't matter). I think it might be something we will look into in the future, as we have talked about it before. I feel more children would be abopted, if it wasn't so dang expensive. There are a lot of families, like us, who would love to take children into their home. But they (we) live pay check to pay check, stashing away what they can for retirement. Not every couple who has the potential to be a great parent to a child, is wealthy or upper-middle class.
My sister gave her baby to close friends of ours. It was an open aboption and has worked out well. It cost them over $20,000, without going through an agency, etc. I'm assuming the cost was for legal fees.