Would you adopt a baby as a single parent?

Honestly I think that it is great that single women out there who maybe chose their career over a man,takes a lot of balls to go ahead and become a single parent. I can understand them wanting to fulfill that maternal instinct so I give kudos but YES it is hard work. I am not a single mom and it is still hard work. My husband loves his kids and I love that they have such a great dad, but sometimes I feel like I am on my own with my kids. I konw that once my youngest is out of diapers it wll be a lot easier for their dad to do more with them right now my youngest is so attached to me that it is tough. It is hard when they are still so young, I am looking forward to when they get more independent of me, we sacrafice a lot as moms....and some dad's do too!

I don't think there is anything wrong with adopting a child as a single parent as long as you have a support system in place for that child. No child should have only one role model, or for that matter, only two. I think it's very important for a child to have many people around them that they can learn from because people do learn in different ways and sometimes connect in ways that aren't expected. So I think if you're going to adopt a child as a single parent, you should have friends and family that are willing to be there for your child. I sort of believe in "build-your-own families" because my own family was abusive towards me and is therefore not going to play a huge role in my child's life (they will never be allowed to be alone with him). So the people that my child will have to learn from and connect with, other than myself and my husband, will be our group of friends and their children. I think if I were a single parent (either by choice or by circumstance) I would want things to be that same way.

I personally would not want to raise a child alone. but i fully support a single person adopting a child. if they can give the child a loving supportive home, it doesn't matter that 2 parents aren't involved.

I don't know if I could raise a child as a single parent. It's hard enough even with two parents and one works most of the time. I suppose if I was financial, had a secure job, my own place, the means and resources then I might consider it. I have always wanted to have children, and if that was not possible, then the next step I would take is to adopt if I was able to. I think I could do it, it wouldn't be easy thats for sure. There are a lot of unwanted children out there and if one of them could have at least one parent, then why not?

I do think it is ok. I doubt that I would want to do it, but if a single person wants to care for a child and is able to do so, then why not? Sure, a two parent family may be the ideal, but is it better for these kids to be stuck in foster care or an orphanage because they weren´t taken in by a single person?

Knowing what I know now that I have kids no. Its too hard to raise a child alone. Not just finacial but mental and physcial. Sometimes you just need a break and to have that other person there to give you that break even if its just to take a hot bath.

There are all different kinds of families, and single parents do just as good a job as two parents. I had a two-parent family, and that didn't work out. Nothing really worked while they were married. As long as the child is loved, it shoudln't matter what kind of family s/he is raised in.

If I have financial stability, I would consider adopting a child if I am still single. Having a child gives me the feeling of security, because I will have somebody to turn to during my old age.

I think it is perfectly fine for a single woman to adopt a child. Many single people have plenty of desire, time and resources to be a very effective parent. Why would the absence of a partner mean that they shouldn't adopt. I find it sad that often times the fact that a person is single keeps them from being able to adopt. Some of the best parents I have ever had the pleasure of being around were single parents! Kudos to you for giving birth as a single mother and seeing the parenting role through!

I personally enver want to raise children period, much less alone. I just could not and would not do something like that. Maybe take in some foster teens? Yeah, I could do that alone. But I never want to deal with babies.

I think its okay for them to do this. I think its fine as long as you can you know have the money for it and you are okay with it. I know some people think they shall not marry but want kids. Lots of kids need adoption. I dont think I could do it alone but I think sometimes its okay to do it long as you have the means to do so.

Good question :) I'd never thought of it before! I guess, if i couldn't have my own kids & wanted one, i would adopt whether i was single or not, i'd want to be a parent & if adoption was the only way i could be, then i think i'd try at least! Family are always a big help too so i'm sure i'd be able to manage ok as a single parent! It's a hard one, here in Oz there aren't very many kids up for adoption anyway, so the waiting list is HUGE & all the people who would have normally given their kids up for adoption are choosing to keep them coz they have full family support - then there's only international adoption but that's WAY too expensive. Anyway, i think i would at least give it a shot - the child would have a loving parent, they'd also get everything the needed & i would raise them as well as i could. It has to be better than being an orphan doesn't it? I have to be honest, i always thought you had to be a part of a perfect couple to adopt kids, maybe things have changed!

No parent would ever prefer to be a single parent. If such a situation arises, then it must be out of some troubled relationship or due to other problems. no one chooses to become a single parent if he or she has a better choice. A child should have both parents. A child should get love from both parents. There are so many children who do not have their parents.. In such a case, anybody who is capable of and willing to adopt a child and support the child, then it's really a good thing. I will always support them. God bless children.

I think that they should be allowed to adopt. I was a single mom and could do it. There are many single parent homes out there and they are fine. There are many childern that could use a loving home. One is still better than none. Vicki

Well I have three kids that I'm raising alone because their father choses not to be in their life (he's a turd to put it nicely). And it's not easy, but I would adopt a child and raise it alone if I was older and had no kids and no partner. As it is, if I don't have anymore children, I'll consider being a foster parent or adopting a child when my own children are grown. Then again, I always wanted a large family. Ideally sure, I'd have a partner but I've learned that not everyone ends up with a decent partner.

I would definitely consider it. If I was in a place financially where I could afford another child, single or not I'd consider adopting or fostering. I don't think that it damages a child in anyway to be adopted by a single parent.