do you think that you could ever adopt?

Yes. I would adopt but not a child older than 7. There was a family that lives near us and they fostered children for years and years. Recently they were fostering a 17 year old boy and a 15 year old boy. While the Father was away at work, the boys murdured the Mother and Grandmother because they wanted to have a party and weren't allowed to. All those people ever did was give a loving home to children who needed it and look what it got them? Older children come with baggage that can sometimes lead to tradgedy. So, I would adopt but it would be a younger child that still had a chance of adjusting to a new home.

I highly disagree with the concept that adoption is nothing more than "buying babies". There are millions of unplanned pregnancies, unwed mothers that don't want those kids. Where are they going to go? Are you going to kill every one of those when there are also millions of infertile couples that would do anything to take those babies and love them and care for them. I was adopted at five days old myself. I don't know the reason my birth parents gave me up, but I'm glad they loved me enough not to abort me. I see so many people today that have really bad financial situations, they're lazy and have horrible home situations, and don't give a rip about the kids they're able to pop out every year. I don't think it's right to have kids and then not care about them or take care of them. Either don't have them at all, or let someone who is dying to have a child take care of them.

Your idea of adoption per-se is not bad. It is in fact a noble idea to help a needy child, by adopting him/her, provided you can bring him/her up and provide him/her the necessities of life. Given the chance/choice, I would also like to adopt a needy child.

people have different point of view on this. I am against adoption. I just see things differently. It just doesn't sound right. It's like buying children and they are not objects. I am more into giving monney to their families or any institution for that purpose. If the child was an orphan, people in their country should foster them. Now that I see celebreties adopting children, it looks like it's a fashion to do this. Anyway, I live in Canada and adopting children from foreign countries is completely illegal in some part here. I even watched a documentary where children are actually kidnaped in order to have monney in orphanage. But I think to adopt a child in your own place or country is better and more acceptable.

If I were younger and in the financial situation I am now, I would easily be able to adopt an older child. I love kids of all ages as I have been a teacher of dance since 1973. I feel as if they are all my children because many are with me for most of their childhood (toddler through high school and even past that). I wish that I were younger because I would adopt one now that my kids are grown as I have room in my heart. Instead I share that with my only granddaughter and my students.

I would seriously consider the adoption route if I were married and could not, for some reason, have kids of my own. I don't know if I would do it if I did have my own children because I don't want very many children to begin with. If I were to adopt, I would want to have a newborn or relatively young child because I would like to experience everything that has to do with raising a child from its inception. I admire people who do adopt even when they have their own children. It's not something I'd considered before, but if it ever seems right in the future, it might be something to consider a well.

I would have to be married to want to adopt. Not because I think single women shouldn't adopt, but because with my health the child would need the support of two parents. When I get married I wouldn't mind adopting. It is so extremely expensive, and that makes it even harder. My sister and her husband are seriously thinking about adopting. They are going to wait another year before deciding, but I really think adoption is in their future.

this is something that we cannot do due to financial retraints. my sister in law and her hubby adopted two baby girls from china and it cost them about $20,000 each time. also, i have constant pain in my knees which limits my activities greatly so for that reason also, adopting wouldnt work for us...but i do agree with you and if things were different, absolutely, my two nieces from china are the sweetest!