Would you consider adopting a baby?

Romania
April 19, 2007 12:16pm CST
Would you be able to raise and love a child that is not yours? Would you get over the fact that he/she is not part of your family completely? Have you ever thought of adopting a baby? Have you ever done it? What are your views concerning adoption?
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• United States
19 Apr 07
I would love to adopt a baby. There are so many children in the world that do not have parents or at least don't have caring parents. I will for sure adopt one especially if I don't have one of my own. But I will wait until I have enough fiancial security to do so. I don't see how it matters that they aren't your own, once you adopt them they become so.
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• Philippines
19 Apr 07
yeas i would...it's an option for me coz i dont want to be preggy at all..haahahhh
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I would adopt a child that needed someone to be there for them. I wouldn't care if they weren't of my blood. They need me and I would be there for them.
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@mahmah (436)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I believe that adoption can be a good idea for most. Especially for people that can't have children of their own, like myself. I would be able to love and raise a child that was not my own blood. I have been thinking for many years about adoption but I just don't have the money involved. I would love to take care of a child that no one else wants. It is not quite the same but all of my cats are strays that I took in off the street. I prefer those cats.
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• United States
19 Apr 07
I would have no problem adopting and loving that child, BUT I would wonder what a baby would look liek that was my own. I would just wonder things like "would it have my nose and my husbands eyes, or my moms mouth?" Little things like that but I don't think I would love the baby any less just because it was my biological baby!
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@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I would considr it. My older brother is adopted and I think it's great giving a child a home. I do think the child should know about being adopted but only at the right time/age. If the child isn't asking or questioning their relation to the family then would not tell them. I would wait until they were old enough to completely understand everything. My broter found out when he was 21 and I think that was a great age. He didn't care and didn't want to know anything about his real family because he was with ours since he was 2 weeks old. I know there are children all over the world who need to be adopted but I would first adopt one from my country who needs a home.
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
19 Apr 07
If I adopted a baby or child I would consider him or her as much a part of me as if it were biological. Many people are in love with the idea of adopting a baby, but that is not always possible. There are a lot of wonderful children who are older but still need a family. At one point in my life I didn't know if I would be able to have my own children so adoption was an option. But my husband, now my ex, was a little leary of raising a child who was not biological. That, to me was stupid.
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