It's true, when you double a small number you still get a small number, but I can't help but be pleased at the apparent trend of more single men adopting kids from the foster system. After all, single women are adopting children right and left, but whoever seriously considers men as adoption material unless they're half of a couple?
Foster-care adoptions comprise about 40% of adoptions annually, and more single men than ever are fostering kids in the system, so it only follows that more single men are completing the adoption process. Typically, single men are left out of the equation of consideration for adoption either domestically or internationally, leaving the most viable option currently as via the foster system. Which can only be good news for the 115,000 foster kids who are eligible for adoption.
Of course, there is a downside. If you are a man and single, you can't foster a child if you live in Nebraska or Florida. And if you are able to foster a child and you're a man and single, you'll be presumed to be gay. And, gay or not, your parenting skills will be scrutinized because you're a man.
But don't let that stop you: think about the 115,000 kids who need homes and step bravely into the forefront of a trend.
