what are the Pros and Cons of adopting?

Answer 1

the pros are that (1) you become a parent and you get to be part of a child's life; (2) you get to give a lot of love and get a lot back in return; (3) depending on whether you adopt from the U.S. (an open adoption where you know the birthparents) or overseas (where you won't know the birthparents), you might have some choice regarding the health, sex, and overall development of the child you adopt (versus having a child biologically and not knowing anything about how healthy the child will be at birth). Some cons are that (1) you don't always know what health issues will show up (but you don't know when you give birth, either); (2) the biggest one for me is other people's ignorance (like, "is that your REAL child," or "where are their REAL parents?"). You and your child will always have a lot of educating to do with other people and that can get annoying.

Answer 2

I can't think of any Con besides the inevitable fact that you'll have to someday tell them that they were adopted. It can be a painful process, or it could be a great one. It all depends on your child. That is the only con that I can think of to tell you. '

Pros? There are so many. You will be providing a loving home to a child that may not have otherwise had one. You will be taking a child that may have grown up without love, caring and oppourtunity and giving him/her all those things. You will be allowing a mother who did not want ( for any circumstance) to keep her baby, the knowledge that someone who REALLY wanted a child .. has her baby and is going to take the best care of him/her as possible.

Answer 3

Hi,,, I dont know about Con's,,,, I was adopted when i was a baby and that was in 1954,,,,,, I went thru school, college,, got a PhD and work all over the world,,,,, I grew up in a small town that had 4 of us boys all adopted about the same age.....we all turned out pretty good....I think.....I was well blessed for sure......



Good luck

Answer 4

I was adopted several years ago. I would've rather have been aborted. Don't think I'm depressed, I just think that deep down the trauma of being abandoned, losing my mother, has done permanent damage that has destroyed any chance for happiness, fulfillment, or success. Perhaps it is my genetic disposition, or maybe that my adoptive parents didn't give me unconditional love, were controlling and critical, so much so that my sister killed herself over the internal conflict. If I had something to give I would certainly consider adopting children of my own, but as of now I don't.

Answer 5

theres no down side to adopting a child ,,, you get unconditional love and a life time of joy

Answer 6

Are you kidding? NO cons!