Are you open to adopting unfortunate kids?

@laydee (12798)
Philippines
March 20, 2009 6:33am CST
Let's just say you have extra. Are you open to adopting unfortunate/deprived kids?
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
20 Mar 09
I would love to adopt a little girl that has been unfortunate or has been deprived. Sadly in my home country it is very challenging to get approved as an adoptive parent. There is a very stressful and bothersome application system that can take on average two years. Once approved I might have to wait ages until the 'right' child needs to be adopted. I wouldn't just be able to choose. I know a foster carer and the two little girls she is looking after are going to be placed for adoption. If only I could give a loving home to them but I know this the adoption system in my home country that would be impossible. I am currently pregnant. I would love an adopted child just as much as ones I got through pregnancy. It is terrible the there are so many children waiting to be adopted and it is too challenging to become an adoptive parent to one of them.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
20 Mar 09
I guess your country just want to be safe that these kids would have a good home and not just for other purposes. I guess it's also a weakness on their part that they make the application too difficult that's why less and less children are helped.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
20 Mar 09
I would love to. I wanted to foster in the past but didn't want to take from my daughter. She is now 15 and I am thinking about it again.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
20 Mar 09
Hmm.. I'm confused. What did you mean when you said that you wanted to foster in the past but didn't want to take from your daughter. Take what?
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
20 Mar 09
LOL actually if I had the money and the room, I would like to adopt 10-12 kids from the U.S, Canada and around the world..My husband jokes that I'm another Josephine Baker (which I personally find quite flattering since I just love her to bits LOL)
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@master101 (223)
• Indonesia
2 Sep 09
How much u mean by extra? I need to be wealthy to actually thinking of adopting an unfortunate child just like you say. If I were brad pitt and angeline jolie, with lots of lots of money, off-course i would love to adopt children who lost their parents during war, or children from below poverty line. But as for now, I am still struggling to feed my own family, I dont think that would be happen in near future.
• United States
21 Aug 09
definitely. that's all i want to do with my life. i want older kids, too.