Comments on: Being open to race, or not http://transracial.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/being-open-to-race-or-not Blog focused on issues related to transracial adoption, the adoption process, being a transracial/multi racial family and many resources for families adopting transracially. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:45:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rebeccakbingham http://transracial.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/being-open-to-race-or-not/comment-page-1#comment-600 Rebeccakbingham Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:17:21 +0000 http://transracial.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/07/03/being-open-to-race-or-not#comment-600 Erin,<br /> <br /> The news about Belane is public!! Horrah.<br /> <br /> I just got back from Kenya last night and spent LOTS of time in orphanages. I would have happily brought any of the children home with me...but there was one that literally stole my heart. She was HIV positive too, 3 months old and I felt like I was abandoning her when I left her there. I met hundreds of kids and just this one got me. Kenya doesn't allow adoption w/out a 3 month (minimum) residency requirement...so there is no going back for her for me....<br /> <br /> As a founder of a charity that teaches HIV Prevention in Africa....the one thing that we are always telling the kids is that HIV is NOT a fatal disease here, just a chronic one. She is will have her own challenges b/c of her HIV status, but the expectation is that she can live the same normal, healthy life that the rest of your kids do. What a blessing she will be to your family. <br /> <br /> Can't wait to hear more updates...and we just passed phase one of Reluctant Husband Syndrome....we are sending in our dossier for Ethiopia..... FINALLLY Erin,

The news about Belane is public!! Horrah.

I just got back from Kenya last night and spent LOTS of time in orphanages. I would have happily brought any of the children home with me…but there was one that literally stole my heart. She was HIV positive too, 3 months old and I felt like I was abandoning her when I left her there. I met hundreds of kids and just this one got me. Kenya doesn’t allow adoption w/out a 3 month (minimum) residency requirement…so there is no going back for her for me….

As a founder of a charity that teaches HIV Prevention in Africa….the one thing that we are always telling the kids is that HIV is NOT a fatal disease here, just a chronic one. She is will have her own challenges b/c of her HIV status, but the expectation is that she can live the same normal, healthy life that the rest of your kids do. What a blessing she will be to your family.

Can’t wait to hear more updates…and we just passed phase one of Reluctant Husband Syndrome….we are sending in our dossier for Ethiopia….. FINALLLY

]]> By: arroller http://transracial.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/being-open-to-race-or-not/comment-page-1#comment-599 arroller Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:15:18 +0000 http://transracial.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/07/03/being-open-to-race-or-not#comment-599 I think that often times adoptive parents tend to forget that just because a child "looks" like you, doesn't mean they don't need to learn about their heritage also. For example, people who adopt from Russia or the Ukraine, etc, to have a "white" child. Just because they're white, doesn't mean they share your background.<br /> <br /> Angela :-) I think that often times adoptive parents tend to forget that just because a child “looks” like you, doesn’t mean they don’t need to learn about their heritage also. For example, people who adopt from Russia or the Ukraine, etc, to have a “white” child. Just because they’re white, doesn’t mean they share your background.

Angela :-)

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