+1 yI'd heavily consider it tbh as there's enough children who need good parents in a time where parent hood isn't really advised at least where I'm from as there are multiple factors which are slowly shaping this place into a rapidly declining country where it'll be hard to rase one as the environment points to them having a bad life. However for the kids already stuck here It'd be nice to help a few out till they're at least old enough to make their own decision as an Adult and get a shot at a semi decent life or at least a good childhood for the most part.
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+1 yI think adoption's pretty cool. It's a choice available if you don't have the means to raise a child. Someday, I would like to adopt if I have a partner who wants kids as well.
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+1 yAfter all my kids are grown and moved out, I want to foster teenagers and then if it goes good then adopt. The reason I want to foster teenagers is because i've seen so many great kids with so much potential go down the wrong path because they are stuck in a group home with nobody there for them. And I feel like with teenagers, they would only be there for a few years until they are old enough to leave and then I could get more. But with babies or little kids, you have to be there for them for so long and thats a big comittment.
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+1 yIf I have a husband, house, money and time why not?
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Problem is it gets sketchy really quick. Adoptions from over seas is more then likely human trafficking. They tell the born parents the kid is just going to school for a few months and are coming back. Ultimately a lie. That is the more common situation.
Second most common is white marriages want a white child to adopt. The most prominent area is from Russia with a lot of birth defects from alcohol and drugs. That are ultimately not compatible with life. International adoptions agencies should be crimes against humanity in my honest opinion.
Adoptions should be first and foremost be within the family. Secondly be in the village of a sorts. That is the essential due diligence needed for adoptions. If you can't get that village connection, i say military of any branch recruiting is the next best bet. A military academy is 100% better place to be then in a random pedophiles foster home that has beem historically been too common.10 Reply
+1 yI am adopted, lol. I think it’s a great thing, but it can come with a lot of disconnection of identity for the child, if that makes sense. In my personal experience, I didn’t know who the hell I was, where I came from, or what my history looked like. I was disconnected from my identity because I had no ties/knowledge of biological family.
Yes, I would adopt a child, and I would have my own children too.415 Reply- +1 y
@WhatTheHeckkkk it makes total sense. Our daughter is 6, so we will be having that (age appropriate) discussion with her soon. We are also in touch with her birth mother in case she eventually wants to meet her to get those questions answered.
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@KatherineJ That’s perfect, I think the younger they are, it’s easier to tell them. It’s great that you’re keeping in touch with her birth mother… ❤️😊
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@WhatTheHeckkkk I think the most important thing right now is for her to know that her birth mother gave her up out of love. And that her mommy and daddy love her so much. Being honest, I wish we didn’t have to even tell her, but it’s the right thing to do.
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@KatherineJ Totally agree. It’s hard to tell her because obviously it’s a difficult concept for young children, but I’m sure she knows/understands you two love her dearly
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@WhatTheHeckkkk and there is a little bit of my ego that doesn’t want her to see anyone else as her mom. 😭
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If i may ask a few questions which might be considered as personal @whattheheckkk i want to learn about your life. Yup i know i am stranger lol don't know just felt like asking
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@KatherineJ Thats exactly how my mom felt!!!
But at the end of the day, I never got to meet my birth mother or form good memories with her, so I just see her as someone who gave me life, and nothing more. I love her, but I don’t know her.
I will always view my adoptive mom as my mom because she was the one who went through hell and back to give me the best life! That’s all that matters. Your daughter will grow up and recognize that you are the one she knows as “mom” and have actual memories with ❤️ - +1 y
@Aakash_Hangargi Sure.
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Can I text you , i don't want to use the comment section
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So many questions i have
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@WhatTheHeckkkk I truly appreciate your reply. It’s one of the few downers! I mean I definitely want her to understand that her mom gave her up to us because she knew that she was not capable of raising a child. But yeah, I kind of feel selfish wanting her to not think of her birth mother as “mom”.
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@KatherineJ the real question is how would you explain a kid that her biological mother is incapable of raising her?
How would a kid understand that it's really like moral deliema i guess
How would you tell the kid about the mother without really downgrading her status or respect
What would you do if the kid says i want to be with my biological mum
I am not scaring o really want to understand how to emotionally respond to such situation - +1 y
@KatherineJ That feeling is totally normal! It’s not selfish at all. I’m sure she will understand as she gets older too. And that’s why there’s a difference between “Mom” and “Mother.”
Mom is someone who raises, cares, and loves a child. Mother is someone who births (and hopefully loves) a child. You are a Mom! - +1 y
@Aakash_Hangargi there is no easy answer to any of those questions. The last thing I want to do is to demean her birth mother.
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@WhatTheHeckkkk thank you. I mean this kid has been such a gift to me. I think it is probably going to be my husband’s job to tell her exactly what we went through to bring her home to us.
+1 yI think adoption is great. Gets children without a home a place where they'll be taken care of and cherished.
Would I ever adopt? Hell no, I don't have the means or mental strength. The time and resources it takes to adopt is basically a vetting process.
I have one that I personally squeezed out, that'll do.00 Reply
+1 yIf I ever wanted kids, yeah but I don't and want a lot of money so no. For women, just having one child ages you more than 9 years, plus shortens your telomeres accelerating your aging faster than obesity and and or cigarettes, plus its real lame bein a mom.
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Hehe let's see when you are 20 + if you have same feelings 😜 please do reply if i am alive 🤣
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@Aakash_Hangargi I've literally never wanted kids ever in my life, it won't change just because I'm a woman.
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You are just a kid yourself now , it's completely your wish though
I have seen people who intially said that but they were the ones to have kids faster.
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@Aakash_Hangargi I know it's my wish and I'm absolutely certain I don't want to waste my youth on something so lame, I don't care about those who changed their minds.
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Yes Mam got it
+1 yI really like the ideea of adopting but the process is hard. I would like to adopt a child, even a teenager rather than bring more children to this world honestly
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+1 yI met my oldest sister when I was 27. My other sister and I both told her (separately) that she was the lucky one. She grew up on a farm, we grew up in public housing moving constantly. No heat in the winter, bare cupboard at the end of every month. Mom crying over bills she can't pay. Can't play a sport or do other extracurricular activities because you simply can't afford the uniform, not eating lunch or breakfast, all our clothes from the salvation army.
Adoption is a great thing.00 Reply2.9K opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. It's a horrible system. Too many kids go into it each year, only a fraction are actually adopted, some of those that do could be sent to abusive homes. Those left behind can easily be abused as well, and left to grow up knowing they're unloved and unwanted. Plus some places shut out good people from being parents just because of religion, racial or sexual identity issues.
No, I won't adopt. I don't want kids.00 Reply
+1 yMy second wife and I tried to have children for years and never could, she had some issues. We tried to adopt but after dumping 12 grand into it, gave up when Covid hit and shut everything down so it wasted our money.
There is such a huge waiting list to adopt newborns, 2 to 3 years on average. It is why so many adopt from other countries.00 Reply
+1 yIf I am unable to have children, I would 1000% consider adoption. I really want a family, so if left with no choice, I absolutely adopt.
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+1 yI adopted my 2 oldest daughters because their dads were dead beats and I didn’t want them to feel unwanted and I love them and raised them all the same if you give me problems I’ll give you problems if someone else gives them problems they get bigger problems
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+1 yI would love to adopt. I do not see myself getting married or even dating for that matter. Women can be a pain in the ass and why waste time only for things not to work out? My career path simply does not let me have the time to date. I could probably raise a kid with the help of my family.
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Anonymous(25-29)+1 yhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/slzLs07t8WcYes because I wouldn’t want to add onto the problem of overpopulation. And a lot of us are just fully blind to the real problem of overpopulation. Some of us literally can’t open our eyes and notice how they’re billions of people on the roads when taking off on an airplane.
00 ReplyI was adopted and I love my parents very much. I would be open to adopting a kid
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+1 yI don't support same sex couples adopting, and I also don't like these Western couples, especially celebrities adopting foreign children, when there are children in their own country that could use a good home.
But I don't like the idea of adopting. I'd rather have my own, the natural way. Plus especially if someone already has a biological child, I feel the adopted child will never be loved in the same way.00 ReplyI suppose I think adoption is wicked cool. I personally would not consider an adoption or at least not right now.
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+1 yI wouldn’t want to as a single parent but if I got married I would consider it.
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+1 yIf:
- My ex lost her new man.
- We got the chance to reconcile.
- She and her daughter miraculously secured green cards.
- She was willing to marry me.
Then, I would totally adopt the little girl. But that's a lot of variables.00 Reply424 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. Not with the adoption system we have in sweden. I would just be pissing my money away as a single guy. You basically need to have a family to adopt children. And if I have a family I don't need to adopt.
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+1 yyes with my fiance. I feel bad when I hear stories she shares of kids who don't have family, no support... they suffer at such a young age... and we have so much. this is not a fair world, I respect those who take on such endeavors.
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+1 yIf it weren’t for adoption I wouldn’t have been given the gift of motherhood.
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Made me smile reading this. 😊
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@PrettyPriya thank you. 😌
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@KatherineJ
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I already adapted 5 little angels nd I feel so happy
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+1 yAs a person who grew up without parents I absolutely would if were super rich I’d adopt them all that’s really sad and enough people don’t care about orphans in fact that’s probably the only thing I like about the lgbtq community if people took better care of children 90% of the worlds problems would be solved in a 100 years
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+1 yIf there is no one to look after them treat tbem nice take them in to your home and give them all the love they have waited for
10 ReplyI honestly feel it's better than giving birth to a child.
Why bring another child to this world when there's so many who are starved of affection and care?20 Reply
+1 yI think I would consider it if it turns out I couldn't conceive naturally. I think I would rather that than going through IVF
10 Reply486 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. Not at this point in my life. I have several friends who have adopted and they have all had exceptional experiences.
00 ReplyIf it were the child of my best friend or very close friend and I was in a position to do so well then yes. Outside that no.
00 ReplyIt's a grate move. Yes I will once I'm capable of taking care
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+1 yI wouldn’t actively seek it , but I would never turn a child away if they needed my help.
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+1 yI can't conceive & bear children. My husband & I considered adoption but the idea just faded away.
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+1 yThought about it but, it would look bad as a single ugly ass guy like me was to try and adopt, they'd probably call the cops thinking I'm some kind of creep, besides why adopt when I don't have much more time of my life left.
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+1 yFor sure.
I don't want to get married, or have a kid of my own. Adoption, at some point, would seem ideal for me.00 Reply
+1 yI would not because I don't like being around kids like that.
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+1 yI would love to adopt kids, but not until I’m married.
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+1 yNot at my age, but when I was younger if we had not been able to have children, I would have done it in a heartbeat.
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+1 yI would never adopt because I don't want children but I think that people who adopt are doing something noble.
10 ReplyI approve of it and would if my wife and I could not.
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+1 yIt's a thoughtful choice.
Understand the parenting bond isn't biological. Do you love your cat?10 Reply - 317 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.
+1 yLol somebody adopt me please 🙂
I don't think i am the right person to adopt someone10 Reply i think about it sometimes, it might be right for me
20 ReplyIt's a good option. I would consider this, but I want to have my biological children too.
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+1 yIf it’s not my biological child, I’m not taking care of it
00 ReplyIt's great that there are people in the world that do it, but I personally wouldn't.
00 ReplyThe way things are going. It might be my only option for future.
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+1 yI'm happy with my cat, who is technically adopted lol
00 ReplyOnly way i'd considering ever having kids. Get to miss out on the baby years
00 Reply476 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. Unless I can't have kids or if my wife wanted them than no
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+1 yOnly if I talk it over with my wife and we come to that decision together.
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+1 yadoption is fine if that is what you want, its not for me however.
00 Reply1.4K opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. As an adopted person, I can tell you that if adopt a child you are asking for years of trouble.
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Self burn!
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@syskerully No, of course not.
913 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. I hate all children, so no. But if I were forced to be a parent, at least let me have sex first.
00 Reply690 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. I am open to considering it. I don't want to right now.
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1: I'm a child
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+1 yYes , if I need a situation that adopt someone yes I do, and love them like our family
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+1 yOnce my kids are grown I would
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+1 yPositively and hell yeah i would
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+1 yI would consider adoption.
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+1 yAbsolutely! Actually, it's a dream of mine.
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+1 yAdoption is the only way I’d ever have a kid.
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+1 yI would rather adopt than have my own children.
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