Can you love an adopted child?

adoption - Can you love an adopted child to the extent you can love your own child if you had one?
@ackars (1942)
India
March 26, 2007 11:36am CST
Can you love an adopted child to the extent you must have loved your own child if you had one?I dont think I should have...
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12 responses
@lucy67 (819)
• China
11 Apr 07
if i'm not sure whether i can love an adopted child as well as my own, i will not adopt one. once i've decided to adopt a child, i will and should give him the same love.
@minty3 (592)
• Nigeria
11 Apr 07
i definitely willcos for me all children are a blessing from God and so long as they're under my care, i'll give equal love and treatment. i'm not yet married, but i look forward to having enough resources to cater for my kids as well as adopted less-priviledged kids too. I hope i get married to the right guy who will support my dream!
@shomomo (850)
• Israel
11 Apr 07
I think that the defenition of a parent is someone who guides you for life. The definition of a family is a group of loved ones who want nothing but happiness for you, I think that there is no biological part in any definition thus I would love an adopted child just as much as I would love a biological child.
• United States
11 Apr 07
kids - picture of children
All children are easy to love even the ones with problems. I have several that are my childrens friends I consider my own.
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
Definitely yes. As i said in one of my discussions, i've been supporting an orphanage before. I treated them as my children and to be honest, i feel like a mother to them. I didn't adapt those kids but i love them so much so how much more a child that i adapted to call my own? Besides, we should love children whether we have them by blood or not.
• India
11 Apr 07
It wouldbe great if everyone of us develop the broad mind and the broad outlook to love the adopted child equally as ur own child. It would realy be great in everyones part if they start doing it. If i am into such a situation, i am surei would try to develop the affection,love and fondness to the adopted child as if it is my own child for sure
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
26 Mar 07
No matter how you look at it an adopted child is still your child. May not be by blood but you chose that child for a reason. And with that reason in mind you love that child. No matter what every child deserves a home and deserves the love a parent no matter whether that parent is there blood parent or not.
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
26 Mar 07
yes, i give all to them.children are a gift from God and i will help any child out who is in need.
@joanna08 (394)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
The definition of a family according to my sociology class is, persons living together bonded by blood, law or adaption. For me, I would love the child even though he/she is adopted as equal as my own children, if he/she was with me ever since he/she is a baby. Because, having a child in a very helpless situation with draw people to the baby. It would be easier for me to be attach to him/her and for that I can love her/him more. Its just my opinion... :))
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
9 Apr 07
I could. I used to have a small day care in my house. I got attached to the children that I was watching. I loved them. So I know that if I adoped a child I could definitely love them as my own.
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I have given birth to one child but I have also adopted two little boys. I love my sons just as much as I love my daughter. The only difference in my children is that I got to pick my sons I didn't get to pick my daughter. Adopted children are no different then your own except that you aren't the one to produce that child.
@grobust (114)
• India
9 Apr 07
I don't want to adopt a child even if my wife will not be able to conceive.I don't think i'll ever be able to love the child.I've heard of many people adopting orphaned children,even celebrities like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,Madonna etc.I don't know how they feel but i don't think they too will be able to love them as they would love their own children