Adoption would you if you could?

United States
November 25, 2007 4:58pm CST
Every week about fourteen hundred children are adopted in the United States. There are two common reasons why some adoptive parents are uncomfortable discussing adoption with thier children. First some adopt due to infertility which can be a long process making adoption their second choice. Second adoptive parents sometimes discover that their own parents are less joyful about having a grandchild that is not of their bloodline. It is an attitude that certainly changes over time but can creat uncomfortable feelings.
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@crazy1 (479)
• New Zealand
26 Nov 07
My aunt was unable to have children when younger due to infertility problems. Both my aunt and uncle adopted both a boy and a girl. That was approximately 35 years ago now, and both children were accepted by the whole family, and made to feel part of the whole family. When they were both old enough to understand, they were both told. Both kids are still in touch with all of us on a regular basis.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
thats great. do you think you would ever adopt just because.
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@crazy1 (479)
• New Zealand
28 Nov 07
Yeap, if I was 20 years younger and had the means to look after another child, I wouldn't hesitate.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
great. It is the thought that counts there. although I think we all wish we were 20 yrs younger I know I do and I am only 41 :)
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@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
26 Nov 07
Yes that was my plan before and now if given a chance of having a nice life why not be like angelina jolie in the making.. Coz if i can send them to school and sustain their living and give them a better life and future of course i would and treat them like my own and everyone must be treated fair.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
I like your attitude. we need lots more of that in todays society.
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@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
25 Nov 07
i really might , in an emergency anyway. my wife wants kids and WOULD be a good suitable mom, mostly anyway, she what not to do, based on her parents, and I know what TO do, based on my parents. anyway, maybe yeah in an emergency, my biologcal children might have a good safe home.
@mykmari_08 (2464)
• Philippines
26 Nov 07
Even if I do have the means to adopt a child, I still would be hesitant to do so. Adoption requires added responsibility and strength of character. I guess it would be a lot easier if one decides to adopt a child because he or she prefers to be single or unmarried and just needs a companion to guide him or her when he or she grows old. I'm already married and have a two-year old daughter. But it took us some time before God sent her to us. Before she came into our life, my husband introduced adoption as a choice. But he prefers to adopt a relative rather than someone from an institution or organization. And he was not in a rush to do so. Personally, I would accept and go into adoption just to satisfy my husband if we were not given a child. I'm not against it, but I don't promote it, either.
• United States
28 Nov 07
I think that if people think about adoption with the attitude that it is normal and beautiful, then there would be nothing for anyone who is seriously considering this to be nervous about. But also weigh all their options and feeling into consideration. Adoption is not for everyone.
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• India
25 Nov 07
adoption is a very ice thing to do as u provide food,clothes,home,education for a child who is deprieved of all this. & u provide them with love & care which is more important ... overall u give them emotional & financial security n settlement & a family which they can call their own... so definitely i would like to do adoption given a chance as its a great thing i can do as a highly privileged & educated human being ...
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• United States
25 Nov 07
it is a great thing to do. My biological neice was adopted by her forster family at the age of six. Her adoptive family has always let me be apart of her life and theirs. Since then they have adopted 13 more children from foster care.
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• United States
26 Nov 07
I think that adoption is an amazing process, I just wish more people were willing to. I think once reluctant parents saw any children in orphanages they might understand that child you raise and care for would be yours, and you could save a suffering child who would have enormous potential in a different environment instead bringing more kids into an overpopulated world. My cousins adopted a child from Russia and he came from absolute poverty to be amazingly smart and talented when nurtured. They told him he was adopted from the time he was old enough to understand, they created a fairy tale type story to explain it to him, and he loves telling it to others. It was a great way for him to be aware and adjust. Adopting is really an admirable thing to do.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
Yes and when telling an adopted child about how it happened it should always be on a positive note not dwelling on the negative.
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@kcbomba (616)
• United States
26 Nov 07
For me the practice is a welcomed one . ls a two-way thing : showing love and care to the less priviledged and having a child too.
• United States
28 Nov 07
yes and children are a blessing in their own right.
• United States
28 Nov 07
If I could I would, because childern need good homes.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
get a good home and I do believe you could
• United States
6 Feb 08
You know what adoption is alright for kids who's parents that don't deserve them. But the shouldn't be taken away from people that love there children and take care of there children. And try and bring them up the best way they know how.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
28 Nov 07
i think that kid is really a dog maybe i hate to point that out but I thought maybe you should know
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• United States
28 Nov 07
well actually Kid by definition is: Kid \ n 1: a young goat 2: the flesh fur, or skin of a young goat; also : something made of kid 3: CHILD, YOUNGSTER so yes it is another way of saying child. You can find this definition in any dictionary.
@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
Yes, I would even if I dont know where they came from. Some says you adopt so when youre alone somebody will take care of you. It is not my idea. if I will adopt I will be a good provider and a good parents to her/him. I will let him/her enjoy life as if they are our real children, I will give them support and education, but in the end they will not make good or they did not follow good habits then i am sorry for them. At least I tried giving them the best.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
I will if I am given a chance. Right now, I may say that I am not yet financially capable. Since I am just starting a family of my own. But as soon as I make myself stable, and I can provide for material needs, then I will.
• United States
4 Feb 08
I love children hopefully when I finish my education I have enough income to have alot of children through biological and adoption means. They are our future.
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