what would you do if you had twins

United States
March 14, 2010 8:16pm CST
and beforehand for some reason the doctor hadnt picked up that it was twins so you thought you were only having one baby and you knew that affording one baby will be almost impossible but there is no way you can afford two.. would you give them both up for adoption or keep one and put the other one up for adoption? how would you choose between them? and wouldnt you worry that if the adopted child ever found out you chose the other one over him that it would really mess them up mentally? now remember.. you really wanted to keep the baby when you thought it was one but you faced barely being able to afford it due to a number of reasons (maybe your a single parent or cant work or government assistance wont even help enough and your barely able to survive before adding any kids food and money wise).. so there is no way possible you can afford two.. so is it 1 kid or none?
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• China
15 Mar 10
First of all i will be so happy and i will not give my kids to anyone. I know it's difficult to afford 2 kids in one time. But i will do. And if i face some other problem like government problem. Every problem has solution or some other rules. Of course there will be some rule for keeping the child with me. I will use that rule but i will not adopt them. Otherwise i will choose 1. I wish i will get twins..lol..............
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• India
16 Mar 10
Hello i am 64, my son had twins, one looks like me, the other as my daughter in laws father, means they are not identical twin, one is more active and naughty and other cool most of the time, it is real hard for my daughter in law to feed them take care of them , i love them so much Bhuwan
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• United States
21 Mar 10
i bet they are a handful
• United States
16 Mar 10
I dont know in particular what your current situation is, I do have TWINS so i can understand how hard it would be to cope with that. I love my kids and they are truely wonderful, there are times i am like ugh why me?? theres two of them.. LOL ones going this way ones going that way one wont stop crying one wont stop eating, too many diapers.. BUT they are truely the greatest blessing! I sit and think GOD would NOT give me something that he didnt think that i couldnt handle. At the time that i found out i was pregnant with twins, i had at the time a 6 year old daughter, (whom was my miracle baby i had her at 18, i was always told i couldnt have kids and at that time i didnt want any, but when she was born my whole world changed.) My husband, daughter and i just moved out of my mothers basement ( we were having it rough so she let us stay with her until we got back on our feet) finally we were back on our feet, moved into a small VERY small 2 bedroom tralier, I was getting ready to go back to work so that we didnt have to rely on his income alone, i find out im pregnant, long story short, he becomes on short term diasbilty, needs back surgery and will be out of work for months on less then half his pay a month, i cant find a job, no one is hiring, we dont qualify for state aid, our car gets repo'ed, we can barely afford our bills, going to the local food pantry etc etc. I Go to the doctors and find out im pregnant with twins. as soon as i found out i began laughing hysterically, i laughed the whole way home, to my moms house to tell her, laughed some more, i think i went to bed laughing, i woke up the next morning in tears, how could he trust me enough with 2 precious lives inside of me when i can barely hang on to the 3 i am already taking care of, NOT A NEGATIVE thought crossed my mind, i loved them from the moment i found out they were inside of me, we struggled for about 2 years after that, between hubby losing his job, our cars, i got on state aid etc etc. NOW 26 months after my babies were born, we own our own home and things are starting to look up for us, Im not a church going, bible reading person, but i do believe in GOD and believe me when i say HAVE FAITH if there is a will there is a way, put your trust into your self and trust that GOD is watching over you. LOVE Your CHILDREN BOTH of them they are gifts, blessings. BUT at the same time like i said i dont know your current siutaion, you need to do what is best for your children, IF the thought of adopition was on your mind give them both to a family that can and will take them both, children shouldnt be spilt up. If you have it so bad and you cant see the light on the other side, and this is your only option. Take care i hope that everything works out for your and your children!
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• United States
21 Mar 10
it was a hypothetical question.. thank goodness i am not in that situation
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Mar 10
If affording one baby was almost impossible, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant to begin with. Easy to say though, we all make mistakes. I don't know what I would do, probably give them both up for adoption since I wouldn't be able to provide the life they deserve.
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• United States
21 Mar 10
yeah but its amazing how many people find themselves in that situation that could have been avoided
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@tessah (6617)
• United States
15 Mar 10
itd be both.. regardless. id make do.. same as thousands of others do. i wouldnt choose tween my babies, and i wouldnt give them up either. not the answer you were lookin for i know LOL but its honestly what id do.
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• United States
21 Mar 10
hey honesty IS what i want lol
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
15 Mar 10
Double the pleasure, double the fun! I know it would be very difficult, but still I wouldn't give any of the two for adoption. I wouldn't care if I begged, or worked 2 or 3 jobs, I will keep both. I'm sure there is a way to keep both of them. I wouldn't want to face one after a few years and answer questions about adoption. I know that the question in your discussion is one kid or none. Still, even though it's hard to answer it, it is even harder to say or write that you'd give up one.
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• United States
21 Mar 10
i wouldnt want to answer the questions later on either with adoption either
• Canada
15 Mar 10
I would either give them both to a good home and make sure they were kept together, or I would find a way to raise them both on an extremely meger income. there is no way I would be able to choose between them.
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• United States
21 Mar 10
i couldnt imagine choosing one over the other either
• Philippines
15 Mar 10
Babies are blessings, God's precious gifts to us. If at the moment, a mother seems to be incapable of raising two and have a hard time raising one, all that's needed is faith. If God gives a mother twins, He will provide the mother with the means to be able to take care of it. Like I've said, have faith and that's all that's needed. Welfare and medicaid can help. The mother herself, is the biggest help to the babies, her commitment, devotion and concern. Her self-confidence is important. If she can tell herself that she can do it, then she will be able to do it. With God's help, nothing is impossible.