Do u think adoption is a good thing? Why or why not?

Answer 1

absolutely, as long as the child is going into a good, healthy home where s/he can be taken care of emotionally and financially. There are so many children that need good homes, why keep having children of your own, when there are already souls here to love? I'm pregnant with my second and if I ever find myself financially secure enough to have another child, I will adopt.

Answer 2

Adoption is a great thing , My fiance and i just recently finished adopting our 2 year old son, we have had him since birth the day he was born. He had a vaectomy with a previous relationship so therefore we cant get pregnant. Why bring another child into the world when there are so many that need homes. If you adopt you are giving a child the greatest gift there ever is LOVE. He looks just like me too it was obviously meant to be. We found out he has Fetal Alcohol Effects as the mother drank thru out the whole pregnancy. He is a beautiful and happy 2 year old toddler who would bring a smile to any room. Just before you adopt make sure you know what your doing and your prepared for a special needs child, and the future of questions as you will have to be open and honest and tell your child he or she is adopted and they may want to find their real family and get close to them. Just be prepared for anything

Answer 3

It can be a good thing provided the child goes to a loving family. Most people who adopt can't have children of their own and wait a long time to adopt a child. Before they can adopt a child, they are screened thoroughly, put through psychological testing and it can take years. To go through all that means they must be commited and genuinely want a child. It's easy to have a baby. 5 minutes on your back and that's it! Actually being a mother is much harder. if a child has the chance of a better quality of life, more love and attention elsewhere then why not?

Answer 4

I was adopted 21 years ago along with my biological brother and sister. At that time there were over 800 children in Minnesota alone waiting to be adopted. Imagine the numbers now. I have had problems with concieving, and have taken custody of my 4 neices and nephews. Seems like life has a way of paying yourself back-though my sister and I did get into a few fights with other kids because we would get teased every so often for being adopted-lord knows why someone would want to tease an adopted child.

Answer 5

I agree that adoption is a wonderful idea. I also think it is a big decision to take a child and that you should discuss it with your family and friends. Don't decide not to adopt if loved ones are opposed - just make an effort to define those feelings before making the adoption.

Answer 6

Yes, but only if you know what you are getting into. My ex-sister-in-law adopted a sociopath, not knowing that the kid was that far gone, and thinking she could help him. Now he is back in state custody, but calmly claims that he will kill her and all of her family when he gets out of state custody. We believe him.
Anyway back to your question, personality is partially inherited. So no matter how good your environment is, if you adopt a kid who's sperm donor was a "bad" person, and if the egg donor was a "bad" person, chances are high that the adopted kid will have similar traits. So, if you are willing to accept those risks, then adoption is a great thing. Otherwise, voluteer your time at an orphanage where you can make a big difference in a lot of kid's lives and still sleep safely at night.

Answer 7

Yes! I think it's wonderful that people are willing to take care of unfortunate children. Children were not asked to come into this world. Nor did they ask for the situation that they have come into.

Anyway, adoption is great! I plan on adopting somewhere down the line of my life. Probably an older child...around the age of 7. I hear that they are harder to place in adoptive homes.

Answer 8

I have 3 adopted brothers and the rest of my siblings are my own, my neighbor all three of her kids are adopted... I think it's great I plan to adopt later on even though i already have my own child... i mean look at the perks... your giving a home to a child who has no one to love them... you raise them as your own with your own values.. so it's no different than raising your own.. the only difference is you don't pass your genes on and honestly.. everyone has genetics that they don't want their children to have.. so picture this as a way of skipping them.... I have a phrase and it sounds bad but it's the meaning I'm going for... My child is my own whether I adopt or create.. everything of me goes into raising the child.... look at how many dad's raise kids that aren't there's and you can almost never tell... I mean the child makes the same expressions and acts just like their parent... there is no difference....

Go for it... just make sure when you adopt the birth parent has given up every right to the child.. and try to find out if there are siblings... just for reference sake

Answer 9

Yes I do! I am adopted. I think it is excellent, I just met my birth mother actually 2 years ago. It is a very exciting thing for many who can't have children to be able to adopt a child. I am all for it. What a wonderful thing....

Answer 10

I think it's a wonderful thing as it gives an unwanted / abused / abandoned child a life that was taken from them for whatever reason. As I am totally into the reunification process in getting the children back with their biological parents after extensive therapy and etc...I think it's a much better choice than using it as birth control as people do these days!


UPDATE: I just read Velvet_Goth's answer and she has hit the nail on the head! I wish I could give you my little one's bio's phone numbers and you could recite this to them! Sorry, having a bad day and court just got continued! ARG!