Tuesday, 10 March 2009
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QOTD - Would You Consider Adoption?
by Momaroo Team
Would you ever consider adoption? Would you adopt from another country? Which one?
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We are planning on adopting. I am interested in Ethiopia right now. My parents adopted a 5 year old from China, and that took them 2 years. It takes some even longer to adopt a baby. You definitely have to be very committed to the whole thing, I don't think everyone is cut out to do it. I hope more and more people will consider it though!
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i would definitely consider adoption and adopt from another country if all the children in america were taken care of first
We would probaby consider adoption. We most likely would adopt a child from the US though like@miss_thiq@xanga - said, there are lots of children in our own country who need loving families!!
Also, I know several families who adopted from other countries (or are in the process) and its been a LONG, frustrating process ('til they finally got their children) for all of them!! I think its great that people are willing to do it though!!
Yes. And like several commenters above, we would probably try to get an American-born child. Not that other nationalities are any less needy, but they ALL need homes and I think American children, waiting for adoption, are forgotten sometimes when the discussion of adoption comes up.
We'll have to wait a little while though since our house would probably not pass the "inspection" or whatever.
If I had the financial means to do so (and a husband, of course) I would definitely adopt...from the US, though, because there are so many children HERE that need help...
We have received 4 biological children, and do not have the means to consider adopting, although I love the idea. My brother and his wife are adopting through Ethiopia as we "speak". The reason they are going international is because Canada and the US make it more difficult to adopt than internationallly. Perhaps we as citizens need to put pressure on our governments to get rid of so much beaurocratic red tape in order that our own children can get adopted. And the cost should be reduced too. Capitalism does bring out the worst in people.
i would consider adopting, but i believe that my parents would want me to have my own child instead D:
I most certainly am not a mother yet, but I do plan on adoption. It's my firm belief that there are so many children in the world who need food, a home, and most importantly LOVE, that it would seem almost selfish of me to bring my own child into the world first. I would love to conceive and become pregnant, but before then... I want to save someone. It seems like the utmost homage to humanity.
But that's me :)
If we had the financial means, my husband and I would start the adoption proccess right now. We dont right now though. Im excited for the day that we can!
I would love to. Unfortunately, I don't think we could ever afford it. A lot of children are in group homes because decent people who would love them unconditionally don't have $100,000+ to throw around. It's a shame.
@PoetMcChick@xanga - I agree!
@LiberalArmyWife@xanga - that is very true.
If I were to adopt, it would be a child from the US. Like some of the others have said, there are plenty of children in the US that need a home.
If we had the financial means we would probably adopt a child. It's a shame that it's so expensive and time-consuming though. There are so many loving would-be parents who are deterred by the cost of adoption. If the process were streamlined, I would love to adopt. And I do agree with the other comments - I'd most likely adopt an American child first.
I am definitely going to adopt. I don't really want to have my own children when I know there are thousands without a loving family out there. Maybe my views will change eventually, but I have always wanted to adopt; even before I knew where babies came from.
I would love to adopt a child.
I would most likely adopt from USA because we have children from all different nationality's that need a home.
I have heard it is a long difficult process. But it is something I very much want to do.
Sure we would adopt if God led us to do that one day. Hopefully one day we would have the means to. Domestic or international-I don't have a preference. There are children that need loving homes all over the world.
I would like to adopt in the future. I actually would rather adopt a toddler/preschooler then a baby. I'd probably end up adopting from other countries, because America charges way too much to adopt a child, as if they are saying only upper class families deserve to raise children.
Definitely! Even though I have an urge to have my own kid, I think Id rather put those feelings aside and give another child a much needed home and family.
If there was some way that I could tell everyone "Stop having babies! Adopt until we've put a kick in the problem!|" I would... but obviously that's never gonna happy. For good reasons, but still.
I've been wanting to adopt since I was little. I had always told myself that Id have one baby and adopt a second, but I think that's gonna change. I think Id be doing good just to adopt some older kids (I always feel bad because you know the older kids never get chosen).
I would definitely adopt. After having one biological child of my own of course. I would love to adopt from Africa, if possible, because a lot of those babies are so cute. But it would be better, I think, to just adopt from the U.S. because at least you get to meet the birth parents and know what they're like if you're getting a kid from birth. :)
@thinkin_up_dreams@xanga - I'm so with you on the stop having babies and adopt thing. It would be nice to see that happen though.
I'm almost positive that I'll adopt at least one of my children, if not more, once I start creating my family as an adult. I think I want at least 4 children, but probably no more than 2 would be of my own flesh and blood.
I actually did consider adopting once upon a time ago. My parents would probably want biological grandkids, but I want @ least one adopted kid. :O
We currently are in the process of adopting our two daughters. In the future, we'll adopt more children, probably internationally as well as domestically.
Absolutely! We have discussed it as a matter of fact. We both love children. It wouldn't matter who gave birth to them, it would be the fact we connected and became a family. We are a mish-mash of people anyway. I applaud women who have the strength to allow adoption of their child. That is such a sacrifice in my mind.Â
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I would love to adopt a child. But only from the US. And i suppose my SO would have to be open to it too...