Would you ever consider being a foster parent or adopting a child, especially if you already have kids of your own?

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

[sage2021]

At one time in my life I bought a nice 3-story house 🏠 and had a 7 year old son. I was on my second marriage and working full-time.
But the desire in my heart was so strong to become a foster parent (Mom) that I even called and asked about it.
I had a very nice bedroom for a girl that was already decorated in a mauve color wallpaper and carpet when I bought the house.
I dreamed of a young girl having a cool room of her own and her privacy or I would always be available if she wanted company.

My son had a boys room that was big enough for two boys. Then my son would have another boy to hang around with.

I really wanted a brother and sister so they would still be close together.

It's not just the living quarters that were important to me. It was that they would live in a safe home, with good food, school, a dog, a cat and 5 kittens, and my son and I would have given them our undivided attention. If they needed therapy of some kind, I was going to make sure they were well taken care of.
THAT WAS MY BIGGEST DREAM!

The sad reason my dream was shattered was because my husband argued about everything!! I began to grow unhappy and knew I could not bring two children that needed a safe home to live in could not be in a home with such an argumentative man.
So, there went my dream and my house I loved so much and we got divorced.
The End💔

[Smashingdoozy]

I will be Fostering and adopting. This is my long term life goal. I want to provide a healthy safe home for kids who need it. Whether that be for just a night or for the rest of my life.

[goaded]

My kids have moved out and are living their own lives; I know someone in the same situation who's taken on the foster child their neighbour got but couldn't cope with. How could someone just throw a small child back into the system?

[Iron_Man]

Can I adopt a kid as a single parent? I can try to put him in sports and take care of him

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Might depend on the state

[Iron_Man]

I’m by myself alone I’m single I never had a child. I’ve always wanted a child.

[Iron_Man]

I think a kid around maybe 12
years old would be good because I don’t wanna get into a newborn baby. That’s a lot of responsibility and it takes two to help with that

[Agape93]

Nope. Shit would have to go horribly wrong for that to be a thing. I'm my best friends godmother for his kid. I sincerely have no idea wtf I'd do if I had to raise it

[Nikki1989]

I have thought about it, but we are both too career motivated to look after a child.

[_Senorita_]

Yes it is a major concern in this world if no one will be willing to do it there will be a lot of orphans !!

[Berethor]

Don't think so, rasing own children is hard enough, why would I raise someone else's child?

[nawtee_me]

I married a girl that already had kids and adopting would be no different. In other words, yes I can love someone I didn’t make.

[LiamJHayden]

I am congenitally sterile, but would have no issue adopting if led to that.

[msc545]

No. I know firsthand the effects of adoption trauma.

[legalboxers]

yes and no. If I can't have another possibly

[CubaPirate]

Oh I did but my 4 year old son was having none of it unfortunately

[Breanna_nonbinary]

I would if I had the resources.

[Klandestina]

Yes, I think I would.

[WhitneySnow]

Maybe when I’m older and married

[MicahRaine]

Yes it's something that I see value in.

[ChicoFromThe305]

If I had my own I wouldn't see the reason

[JSkye]

Yes, I would

[talka20]

Yes id be fine

[Ladsin2]

Nah. Woman should just give me more of my own.