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[quote=Anonymous]I am going to jump in here and say that asking the question makes me wonder if you are 100% comfortable with adotping an AA child, or if you are also concerned about a long wait time.
In another thought, I would say that there is definitely still plenty of rasicm around and that will be a part of your life wherever you live, and more difficult in some areas. There is a rant on another thread about relaxing hair that might be of interest to you.
When we considered adoption, I felt that there was a certain pressure to be open to anything. I was offered a desperately ill child with little hope of a normal life. Eventually, I understood that that was not going to work for me. That the lack of choice and sameness to myself/DH was not going to work for me. Adoption was not the path to parenthood for me. How difficult that was for me at the time. I did finally get pregnant, and so the issue was moot, except to say that raising ordinary kids was much harder than I thought. 
This has gone a little off topic. What I am trying to say is -- think hard about yourself and do not be afraid to understand yourself, whether it means you want a AA child or not. It is a lifetime decision, deserving of the thought you are giving to it.[/quote]

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