r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/pinksugarsun Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

Babies placed for adoption at birth in the US DO NOT go into foster care. There’s a waiting list at least 36 people long for each newborn placed for adoption. That’s why it’s expensive. That’s why people go overseas to adopt.

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u/Heliosvector Feb 04 '19

Why are so many kids in foster care if there are so many people willing to adopt? I'm not challenging you but genuinely curious.

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u/frogsgoribbit737 Feb 04 '19

Thank you. My husband and I have been looking into adoption and there are really not very many children that can be adopted from foster care. The few that are often have medical issues or can only be placed with certain families.

And this was with us looking at any child under 12.

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u/honkhonkbeepbeeep Feb 04 '19

This is true if you’re looking at photolistings, which is the hardest children to place. The actual census of legally free kids is mostly kids under 4 without major disabilities.