“I’m sensitive to this because I was orphaned at nine and (briefly) wound up a ward of the state”
I was given up for adoption at birth . . . I’ve been there . . . I was adopted in the 40s into a nuclear family . . . . I adopted my daughter . . . she’s been there . . . and now she and her husband are trying to adopt a baby.
But . . . she has to go to RUSSIA to adopt because HERE IN AMERICA THERE ARE NO INFANTS IN ANY ORPHANAGE TO ADOPT BECAUSE WE EITHER K-I-L-L THEM IN ABORTUARIES OR WE K-E-E-P THEM in single-parent homes. KILL THEM OR KEEP THEM. So, my daughter and her great husband are going to spent over $40 thousand dollars and are going through reams of bureaucratic crap to adopt a baby from ANOTHER COUNTRY.
Because we’re KILLING THEM OR KEEPING THEM! It gets me mad, as you’ve probably figured out by now.
I am sorry your daughter can't adopt an American baby. I have cousins & friends who have been able to adopt through ads single mothers put in the newspaper. Or ads they put up asking for a baby. I don't believe in abortion but I also don't think every single woman or teenage girl should give her child up for adoption. Mistakes are made by teens & I know many grandparents who are more then happy to keep that child in their family & support it. I don't think it is selfish to want to keep a child in the family. I would not have a problem raising a grandchild.
I am sure that it is difficult, both being adopted, and trying to adopt a child. The hassle to adopt from Russia or other countries is a pain, and I am sure that it has been tough on your daughter.
All this being said, you seem to be confusing what is best for the child, with what is best for those trying to adopt. There are actually plenty of infants here in the US to adopt, but they are not white. It is not the responsibility of Bristol Palin, or other teenage moms, to give up their babies, so that there are babies in the US to adopt. Adoption is a great option for single mothers, who don’t feel that they can provide for their babies. It is not their responsibility, nor is it always the best choice. There are plenty of lousy adoptive parents out there.
Bristol’s baby appears to be loved and cared for by a large, extended family. They are not poor, and have plenty of resources to care for the baby. Most importantly, she loves this baby, and has sacrificed a lot to keep him. They made a mistake, and are trying to do the right thing. They shouldn’t have to give up the baby they love.