A Comment About

The Brutal Reality of Interracial Adoption

June 1, 2008 - 12:52 am - by Dawn Friedman
michele
2008-06-01 17:15:24

I think you would be doing your daughter a great disservice by telling her this information. I can’t imagine why you would even want to bring cost into the picture at all when discussing her adoption.

I discussed this with my cousin who has adopted two biracial children. She said “My children were not bought. They were earned. The money we spent can not in any way compare to the amount of love we expend. It would be cruel to even bring that issue up to them, to make them feel like they were bought like something in a store. My children are gifts, not commodities.”

Also, why would you even be discussing price structure with her? I can’t imagine how this will some day make her feel. In your mind you think you are doing something noble, but I think you are doing something mentally destructive.