As I've mentioned before
sex preferences can change, Japan shifted from sons to daughters around
1990, while South Korea has flipped more recently. In the United States
heterosexual couples prefer to adopt daughters.
Here is more.
Trends to ponder
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My friend is in early… he is having a baby girl soon. He is always ahead of the curve.
Is the same thing true for cats?
I was surprised that Korea has switched. My relative about ten years ago took a position with GM that involved her going to Korea to ensure that some product was delivered on time. She was frequently upbraiding the employees for being late in delivering the product. Finally the boss at the Korean company took her aside and told her the engineers were humiliated that a woman was telling them what to do and that she should address them politely and respectfully, since they were her “superiors”. She didn’t like that.
You really must also consider what countries a couple is eligible to adopt from if they are not excluded by the foreign rules and which gender is more available from those countries. People looking into adoption often know these statistics and it could influence their preference.
I intend for my boy to kick the system’s collective ass. If he wants to.
So, when I tell my boy to get a lot as early as he can, I’ll have to specify it’s real estate I’m referring to?
In terms of adoption, is it a preference, or is it a result of the adoption system in the U.S.? In the past few years, I’ve noticed that many couples have adopted Chinese girls. Is it due to preference, or because it was easier to adopt a girl from China than to sit and wait their turn in the long, arduous U.S. adoption system?
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