Monday, 23 March 2009
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How Would Your Parents Feel About You Adopting?
I remember once when I was little, I told my mom I was going to adopt kids when I got older.
This posed a tricky situation for her because she wanted to dissuade me without looking like an arsehole (because who the hell is anti-adoption?).
She got quiet and said that I shouldn't take that seriously and that I shouldn't ever consider it because those kids aren't my own. There was contempt in what/how she said it... I can't describe it.
I know where she was coming from considering all she's been through and how tough it is to raise kids... but I want to know.
If you were to tell your parents that you wanted to adopt... how would they respond?
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I don't know what they would think. I am sure they'd wonder why when I can have kids on my own. Then they'd accept the child I adopted and treat them the same as their own biological grandchildren.
it wouldn't worry them, they have joined the silent majority underground several years ago, but we did just that, as we adopted our son,my Mum was very supportive, loving and caring.
Denis
My mom would be all about it. At one point in time, she had started to get certified so that she could adopt herself.
We have adopted two children and our parents are very, very supportive and were from the beginning. Now they're just their grandkids, that's all there is to it.
I think they'd be okay with it.
I sure hope they would, because even if they said I shouldn't and I wanted to, I'd do it anyway.
Especially with older kids, it's the best thing someone could do for them.
Well I've said it before in passing and not even my grandma has a problem with it.
I dont think they'd be upset. I mean, maybe my mom will be sad not to have a biological grandchild from me but she wouldnt try to stop me
I would so adopt!
I think I prefer that to childbirth...childbirth sounds like an extremely scary thought.
my parents might be shocked... but they would not care I don't think. I would not tell them though out of a spur of the moment kind of thing... I mean I would warn them and let them know that I was planning on adopting...
and plus why should they care? it's my life if I ever decided to.
My parents would welcome this child as their own grandchild. I know this to be a fact since they adopted myself and then years later my brother! I have always grown up knowing I was adopted, loved and the very special way God brought us together to be a family!
A Mothers heart is not there because she carries the baby (just look at all the Mom's who walk away from their babies for fun times or drugs). Rather a Mothers heart is made and ready when she holds that child that she desires and wants!!! No one can convince me that natural born children are wanted more or loved more, I have known the heart of a true Mother who loves me!!!
I do plan on adopting in the near future and my parents are all for it. They adopted my five year old sister from China about 8 months ago so they are extremely supportive.
I don't think they'd be ok with the idea.
I don't plan to adopt so whatever...
I WOULD LOVE TO ADOPT ME AND MY FIANCE HAVE DISCUSSED DOING SO WHEN WE ARE OLDER AND CAN AFFORD IT...
My parents would be thrilled! Any and all children are welcome in my family, no matter who contributed to their biological gene pool.Â
My mother would love/dote upon that kid like there was no tomorrow. She wanted to adopt at one point, but didn't because my dad was against it.
His argument was that it's "someone else's responsibility, and you're making up for their mistakes" which is definitely not true. However, I know he would be supportive of me no matter how I chose to have children.
In any case, I wouldn't be adopting anything anytime soon, considering I'm still in high school....but, should the time come, I expect that it would be fine.
They would love it and be fully supportive. My extended family is full of foster children and adopted children.
It's funny (funny strange, not funny haha), even though my dad is Native American, he's extremely racist against anyone that isn't a Native American or white. I think that if we adopted, and the child was a different race, he'd have an issue with it. My parents wouldn't "get it." Maybe because we're all really fertile and they'd wonder why we didn't have biological children.
They'd love any of my kids, biological or not.
They'd want me to have at least one biological child though. XDI really don't think they would care one way or the other.
I told my mom I might want to adopt one day, seeing that I kinda don't want to get married (who really knows), and she seemed totally fine with it. I think she'd be able to love the kid like it was her own. :)
They'd be 100 percent happy for us! They always wanted to after they had me and my brother but just didn't have the finances to do so (it's rather pricey). I don't know how my mother in law would feel; my husband is pretty anti-adoption unless we were unable to have children on our own
My mom would be thrilled. All children are a precious gift, it doesn't matter how they get "delivered".
I have talked to my monther and grandma about it and everyone seems thrilled about the idea. I have one son and might not be able to have anymore kids. And I would love to adop. There are so many kids out there who dont have any family at all and who just want some one to love and care for them.
i'm all for adoption and my mother has been taking care of other peoples kids for like 30 some years so she wouldn't really care but my dad might have an issue about not having a "grandson" to pass on his genes or some shit. Forget your parents it's your decision anyway
My parents actually are not very gung ho about adoption. They don't really believe in giving kids up for adoption (unless it's to other family members), and they don't really believe in bringing non-blood related kids into the family. They don't really care if other people do it, but when it's our family, they'd be a bit skeptical.
They'd be a bit more ok with it if I was unable to have children of my own, but they are very leery of it when couples have both biological and adopted children, especially if they're close in age.
They would probably be outraged... not that I was adopting... but that I had the money to adopt and was not giving it to them.