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If you already have a mixed heritage child...
thespouses
July 23, 2011 22:37
Bit of an odd one!We have been shown some details of a situation with a child who would be mixed heritage. There are many things that are positive about this situation but one thing we''ve been discussing is the possiblity of adopting a second time after this child.We are currently adopting from overseas and this child''s heritage would be unusual in the UK but (as I say) mixed. We are wondering about a subsequent adoption from the UK?What are the attitudes does anyone know of placing SWs/LAs to adopting a White British child (or actually a "non-matching" mixed heritage child) if you have a mixed heritage child already (birth or adoptive)? Would they be reluctant to place any child with us that did not match our child''s heritage?I am going to drop our SW a line about this as well actually because she''s quite realistic about placing LAs (we are with a VA that also approves adopters for the UK).
WHNM
July 23, 2011 23:51
From personal experience, I adopted from abroad, travelled with a couple from over the border and, therefore, different LA. We have both adopted transracially. I'm currently approved for a second child, ethnicity not specified. Not yet linked, so I can't comment on where we end up, ideally I'd like to match AD1's ethnicity but realistically the next child is more likely to share my ethnicity.The other couple have been told they would no longer be eligible for a white child, as AD1 is not white they are now considered a(correctly) a mixed race family. Different LAs, very different policies.Hope that helps, good luck,WHNM
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WHNM
July 23, 2011 23:54
Oops, should also have said, neither of us are mixed heritage, I'm white and AD1 isn't, even then, as a single mum, people just assume that my husband shares AD1's ethnicity.
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thespouses
July 24, 2011 12:52
Thanks - that makes sense. I don't know if we would go with LA or VA for our hypothetical second child, but it sounds like we could either pick an LA that would work with us, or the VA would pick one...
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thespouses
July 27, 2011 16:23
Just to say this is not the match for us, but the proportion of children of this heritage is quite high in the country we are adopting from - so we've been reassured by your information that we could then go ahead in the UK later with the right LA.
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selg
August 12, 2011 18:25
We went with a VA and haven't got a child who matches us ethnically, and when talking about a second child they seem to think that this would be a separate adoption so the next child could easily be different again. Talk about rainbow family being a possibility. They keep asking me how I feel being the only white person in the household! I say 'Get over yourself' or 'Jealous' (tongue in cheek) as they have the most amazing skin!
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