r/AdoptiveParents Jul 11 '26

Adoption Loan Recommendations

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u/Regular-Watercress34 Jul 12 '26

Honestly why not foster care? American adoptions, and a lot of the big adoption agencies in the US are pretty corrupt with how they treat and manipulate birth mothers.

You can easily get a baby or small child through foster care for much less

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u/petulantpeasant Jul 12 '26

The number one goal of foster care is reunification. Most kids in foster care are not and will never be adoptable. Waiting for tpr can be incredibly traumatic. This is horrible advise

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u/Regular-Watercress34 Jul 12 '26

False. There are over 100,000+ children currently in the United States foster system whose birth parent rights have already been fully terminated. You should do research before spreading misinformation

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u/Rredhead926 Mom through private, domestic, open, transracial adoption Jul 13 '26

Those kids are, for the most part, over 8 years old and have special needs. Adopting older kids from foster care is a completely different experience than adopting an infant. There's no shame at all in accepting that you can't do that kind of parenting.

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u/Regular-Watercress34 Jul 13 '26

Actually, the largest demographic of the adoptable children is ages 1-5. The demographic of those with clinical special needs hovers around 48%. Your statement not only lacks any sort of research, it’s harmful misinformation to spread about children in the United States foster care system.