Would you?
@BellasmamaTiff (2544)
United States
January 7, 2007 2:19pm CST
If you knew that someone close to you was about to have a baby, and that the baby would have NO chance of a good life, and you were struggling yourself, would you take in that baby? Why or why not?
9 responses
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
7 Jan 07
It depends on how close this person was to me. If I was struggling myself, there's not much chance I would be able to give that child a much better life so I think I would rather suggest that they put the baby up for adoption if there was no one else in the family who could help.
Luckily I have a big family and if this would be the situation in my family or any of my close friends, we would always find a way to make thigns work.
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@BellasmamaTiff (2544)
• United States
7 Jan 07
Thank you......its good to see that you are responding to me again! I thought you had forgotten about me!
@dana234 (2114)
• Spain
17 Feb 07
I don´t know what you mean with "good life". If it means that the baby would grow up in a criminal, dangerous environnement I would take care of the child, unless I didn´t have enough to survive myself.
@euniceeleanor (5966)
• Singapore
12 Jan 07
it depends on how close i am with that person...i will not hesitate if it's my relatives or even best friend baby. i felt that the baby is innocent and should always try to have the best in life, if not in material stuff, the least is grow up feeling loved...i have much love to give..so i will definitely take the baby...even if it means i have to take up extra work.
@kittensmommy (386)
• United States
11 Jan 07
I beleive that people come into our lives for reasons , may be that baby would make me fix my own life ,
@jbones32103 (717)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Yes I would just to make sure I could try my best to help the baby. I didn't think my husband and I could take care of my child we had together since he already had custody of his three, but somehow we managed. It's hard, but worth every penny of it.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
7 Jan 07
If we were in a postiion that we could help, we would take the child in. However, I would want to take the Mom in as well if that was an option. The mother deserves a good life as well and if you could get her away form everything that is harming her and put her on the right track to be able to raise the child herself, then the child would be better off. If that wasn't an option, we would gladly take the child in and raise it as our own.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
8 Jan 07
If it was a family member I would take the baby whether I had the means to or not. I don't know if a friend was in the spot if I would do the same. It would be to hard on me and the friend.
@crystal8577 (1466)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I think it would depend on what your definition of a good life is. If I felt as though the baby was going to be in harms way then I would try to take the baby in or find some sort of help for the mother.








