[junta]

So I’m flying back from a South African hunting trip and the plane was chock full of white do gooders just radiating their own goodness, their brains stewing in endorphins of wonderfulness that they adopted a poor African child. So how many of these kids are going to be abandoned once the brain rush of “goodness” wears off? Another true story, a childless couple “wanted” children, go thru the steps, foster two young kids, and within one week that much was too much and back they go.

[Chickensoup]

fostering is a good try on for perents and this is not unusual.

BTW I have four black USA kids and know many good religious people who have adopted from overseas and in the states and have put their lives on the line to serve the children.

[wbill]

Yep, my wife had a friend like this. Gay man, but he wanted kids, so he went through the process to become a foster parent with adoption being the eventual goal.

This is a man who has enough trouble taking care of himself, never mind a baby. I took one look and said, "This is a recipe for disaster." An attention-getting fashion accessory is what he was really looking for.

Sadly, I was right. His "experiment" in foster parenting lasted less than a week. Fortunately, the agency had enough sense to find a new home for the child (cute little black girl, maybe 3 or 4 years old?) and not place anyone else with him.

While some foster\adoptive parents are near-saints, others aren't, and should just stick with getting a dog.

[Boogieman]

HOST: All right. So how did you find your son?
BRUNO: I swapped him.
AUDIENCE MEMBER 1: You swapped him?
AUDIENCE MEMBER 2: What? Swapped the baby for what?
BRUNO: For an iPod.
AUDIENCE MEMBER 2: What?
BRUNO: Not just any iPod. One that was, like, limited edition, red. A U2 iPod. Heard of it?