Parenting isn’t an easy task. Anyone who tells you different is either in denial or has a nanny/housekeeper to do all the day to day dirty work. So that’s why I am always thrilled to see someone who doesn’t have children step up and adopt.

Just recently, a friend of mine here in Sacramento received a baby whom he and his wife will adopt. About a year and a half ago, my boss, a single, older female, adopted two brothers. Both adoptions are where the child is a different race from the parents. This is not as uncommon as it once was–do you remember all the white, middle class Americans who were adopting Russian babies in the 90s?

Do you suppose Angelina Jolie and now Madonna have made interracial adoptions more “vogue” for the general public? I guess it doesn’t really matter–as long as the kids are brought into a loving family, I think that’s what matters. If you disagree and think there’s more to it than that, there’s a local support group affiliated with a private adoption company for transracially adoptive families–it’s open to the community. Check out Lilliput’s calendar. The group is called “It Takes a Village.”

It seems that adoption is a hot topic these days no matter where you look at it. The local edition (free) of Sacramento-Sierra Parent Magazine this month has a cover story about adopting. The two brothers on the cover look like an energetic handful. Beautiful kids. Currently “available.” Maybe you know someone who has the gumption and energy to raise a few healthy kids and who is willing to adopt?

Parent’s Monthly has an article on adoption this month as well.

Meanwhile, it’s a great thing to do and I applaud those who have taken on that challenge. I’m also whispering “Good Luck!” to the parents who just got the little baby…she might be sleeping–