What adopting a white baby taught one black family.. Keia Jones-Baldwin never expected to be changing diapers again.
Though the North Carolina-based therapist and her husband, Richardo Baldwin, were planning to adopt another child, they were only considering older kids.
But then, a little boy named Princeton came into their life. Born premature to a drug-addicted mother in July 2017, the baby weighed just 1 pound.
“My foster care supervisor called and said, ‘Is there any way you can go to the hospital and do skin-to-skin with a baby?’” Jones-Baldwin told TODAY Parents.Dad Richardo Baldwin, far left, and mom Keia Jones-Baldwin, far right, are pictured with their children...
Without hesitating, the 36-year-old grabbed her keys.
“I bonded with him so quickly,” Jones-Baldwin revealed. “I started going there every day.”
When Princeton was healthy enough to leave the NICU, he moved in with the Jones-Baldwin family. Older siblings Zariyah, 15, Karleigh, 16, and Ayden, 8, were instantly smitten.
What was supposed to be a three-month stay has turned into a permanent one. Jones-Baldwin and her husband adopted Princeton last Thursday.
What makes this story somewhat unusual is that Princeton is white, while his parents are black.
“We get a lot of stares,” Jones-Baldwin said. “I’m frequently asked if I’m Princeton’s babysitter. ... I get, 'Why didn't you let him stay with a family of his own race?'"
https://www.today.com/parents/african-american-couple-adopt-white-foster-baby-t161976
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There's a couple on Youtube that has adopted many children, and has a family channel. They got some hate for adopting a white child, which is dumb in my opinion. They live in a largely white area, adopting a white child just made sense.
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That looks like an albino black child but no.
i'm pretty sure that's never happened
I haven't seen it.
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