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Specialist Done Wrong
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I want to adopt someday. And make a few of my own. Two of my children died. And now I'd love nothing more than to have a full house with lots of kids, dogs and cats, goats and chickens out in the yard and most of all love. |
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Mom to Foster Children
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Out of Foster Care - Excellent - would do it again!
Any other (infant / international) type of adoption - against it! |
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Philippa
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Adopting out of foster care is good.
Don't like newborn adoption.
Adoption needs reforming to improve it. |
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Sarah
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It's an alternative option for those who either can't have children etc. And for those who aren't ready for parenthood, but can't carry out abortion etc.
IMO, it's a good alternative. |
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uncle stevie
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I think its great to have people out there, willing to adopt children from all walks of live hopefully from foster care and also out side of f care. There will be a lot of ups an downs but hopefully more ups PS I was adopted many years ago and I lived with two adopted sisters yours |
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Cool Hal
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I think it is a permanent solution to what could be a temporary problem.
Currently the last thing that is considered in adoption is the needs, wants and requirements of the child. It is all about the adults! In most cases (not all) people only adopt because they cant have children themselves, they claim that they choose to adopt - bollocks many would not give a damn about adopting if they could have biological children.
Long term - semi perminant fostering should be the way forward. That way if the birth parents are able and willing to care for the child at anytime in the future they have the opportunity to apply. 18 years is a long time and because someone cannot cope with children now it does not mean that will always be the case.
A whole new radical thinking needs to take place and it needs to start and end with what is best for the child. |
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Michelle D
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its a wonderful thing you are giving a child a second chance at life. My mom saved my life adopting me. I was never going to get adopted if it was not for her. |
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NannyPam
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I and my husband have four biological daughters, we were foster parents for 6 years, we adopted one of our foster daughters (at the age of 19), and just prior to leaving foster care we adopted two little girls (they were 2 and 6 at the time).
I can't speak for all states, but here there are many downs to keeping a child in the foster care system. The first being that most foster parents do not stick to it long term. Foster parenting has a very high burnout rate. While many biological parents are able to be reunited with their children there are a substantial number who cannot for various reasons. Children in foster care can be moved on a whim (our two little girls experienced 5 families in 5 months) which has left lasting scars on the oldest. At 18 foster children often have no where to go and no support system. A few of the counties in our state have what is called Independent Living Programs which are cheaper to run than paying for foster care , so at 17 1/2 the child is pulled from his/her foster home (even if she has formed bonds and is doing well), returned to the county of origin, and taught to live on their own (we experienced this first hand).
Adoption is the solution. Without adoption foster children who are not able to be reunited with their parents are at the mercy of bureaucracy and budget cuts. Children need permanence and security, not just while they are little, but as they take their first steps into adulthood and beyond. It is vital that all people feel they have a "family" they belong to, a group of people who love, care for, and support each other. Two of our former foster daughters have a permanent place in our family (not because they were adopted-they still have ties to their biological families), but because they have chosen to remain a part of our family. Love has nothing to do with genetics. |
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* Princess Aimee's Mummy *
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i think its a good thing as unwanted children get to have a good life too when their biological parents dont want to raise them, but personally i would prefer to have biological children, i have a daughter and we plan to have more children. i dont think i couldnt bring myself to adopt and raise someone elses children, as horrible as it sounds, i just dont think i could do it. they would have gone through a terrible childhood in most cases and it would be a very difficult thing to do. i do feel for the children who are put into care it must be horrible for them and i praise the couples and parents who do adopt its really good of them. |
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36 weeks with #2
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I would really love to adopt but i too really want my own bio children i am kind of torn |
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Fleet Fox
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I think it's great. There are loads of kids feeling unloved in care homes, so for complete strangers to provide them with a loving stable home is a wonderful thing I reckon |
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↑ ♥ Mama to Michael ♥ ↑
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I think it's a great idea and i hope to adopt a child in the future. I do not really see why people have a problem with adoption. In my opinion it is far better for a child to be adopted than for it to have to spend its childhood in care (not all children in care are lucky enough to be looked after by loving foster parents). |
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schneidmanbabe 09
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I think it is great... that means there is one child not caught up in the foster system and one less child who has no parents... i was adopted and my boys are close to being adopted by us and i think it is a special form of parenting |
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Lindsay
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I myself think adopting is a great thing to do. There are so many children (of all ages) that need a good home. I plan on doing it later on in life. I'm still in my early 20s and of course once I'm married. |
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Amy C
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i think you cange the kids lives! and do the world good. and yourself too |
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Hannah
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I think its a really good thing to do, but i would only adopt really really young children, as in under 6 months old. I know a number of families who have adopted children from as young as 2 years old and the child has really bad mental problems and has made life hell for her adoptive mum. For example, if she doesnt have her own way, she will phone the police and make up a story to have her mum arrested. And its not as if her mum is a bad parent because her other adopted daughter (adopted at 6 months) is fine.
I also know people who have adopted a daughter from china, and that works really well. |
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