Adoption

There are 2 reasons why someone adopts a child. Well, this is according to my observation only. First, a couple could not have their own child unfortunately. Second, from pity, either the child has no parent or they are abandoned, I guess it is just the same. If I am ask regarding this, well, it's not easy to become a parent, whether to your own child or not. In my situation now, I will say no. Or unless there are some situations that gives me no choice but to have that child. I long to have mine, but if not, well I have to look this on the future. Thanks for sharing.

Hi TeamCholent I am not quite sure whether I would adopt any child or not but yes, I am thankful to The Lord that I am able to contribute towards the education of a Girl child and one girl somewhere on this planet is getting education from my little earning. I thank my wife to be supportive of my idea and stand by my commitment when I was bed-ridden and unable to earn. I donate to a charity - CRY(Child Relief and You) - and they sponsor a Girl child's Education from my donation. I have been doing this since my first earning (that was 16 years back). Hope this helps. Cheers, theSids

I have to admit that I have thought about adoption. I do hope that I can have kids of my own, but adoption has crossed my mind. If I could, I would certainly be opened to the idea of adoption.

Adopting a child is taking them into your family. it is giving them a home and a new start in life. I would be honored to be able to do that for a child. Every life is precious, even those not born to us to begin with.

I've been pondering this question a lot after I watched that same movie. It was truly inspirational. But to answer your question, I think that if I was childless, yes I would be able to adopt and care for the child. But since I am already a mother of my two girls, adoption scares me. Mainly because if I were to adopt a child, that I knew wasn't biologically mine, I'd be scared if I could love him/her as much as I love my own. Which, of course, wouldnt be fair to the child for me to be partial. I believe race would affect the child more than it would us as parents. We as adults are more open to dealing with insult and judgement than kids are. I could only imagine the questions a child would get if BOTH their parents are from another race.

i would definitely adopt as these children need to know the love and care of parents. race and religion would not come as barriers to me

I have not adopted a child. But we were seriously thinking about it in the year 1996. We got married in the year 1990 and in the year 1992 there was a ectopic pregnancy and the doctors cut my one tube. After one year long post operative treatment, doctors made a series of examination and told that my another tube is block and I have a little chance to conceive. After some year we started to think to adopt a child. We started to visit Orphanage just to meet the child and to grow a real urge to us. Then we decided to adopt. But I got conceive in that month. Now I am a mother of a daughter. But I am grateful to the child and we started to contribute for them.

If I were in a position to adopt a child, I would definately consider it. I think that it would be wonderful to provide a child with a loving family and the opportunity to be the very best that he/she could be, that he/she might otherwise not have. For me, race and religion wouldn't be an issue, a child is a child. They all deserve to be loved. I also watched that movie, just the other night actually. It really is a heart-warming and inspiring movie.

Yes,i always consider that option,if given a chance. And,race or religion doesn't matter to me as long as it would legal. I always wanted to adopt a kid,since my daughter wanted to have a kid sister,since she's the only girl and she has 2 brothers. So,if ever we will be given a chance,i am willing to adopt one,regardless of race and religion.

i am married and we havent got a child. i feel lonely and i need a child. me and my husband ever think of adopting a child for us to raise together... for me, religion will become an important aspect to consider when we are raising a child. i m gonna look for a child with the same religion as me and my husband so that i can get along easily with him/her...

yes, i will.i am an adopted child myself.i was practically given away, illegally because my mom can't support me on my own.lucky for me, i was thrown into the arms of a loving family.my parents are good providers, both emotionally and financially. there are three of us, the other two are their real flesh and blood, both younger than me.but they really treat me like I'm a real sister to them, that we share the same blood. and now we are all grown up. our parents are yearning for a little baby, because they miss taking care of children, it's their joy to take care of a helpless baby.

I like The Blind Side. That is so hard to answer. But I think I will try to have a child of my own. If there is no change that I will bear a child maybe I will... I am not a racist but I would prefer my own people... Religion will not be an issue because we are all equal in God's eye.

Yes, I would. Although I'd really like to have biological children as well. But when I have a biological child I'd definately adopt as well. I think I would be capable of loving an adopted child just like my own. The bond would still be there, they are my child as well, even though not by DNA.

I have always wanted to adopt a child. I'm not sure why, it just seems like the right thing to do. I want to have kids of my own as well, however.

I would adopt the child of a family member if they couldn't take care of them any more. I guess if I hadn't had any children of my own, I would consider adopting a child who wasn't related. Race, etc. would not matter.

I would definitely consider adoption. I know several people who have adopted, and not just healthy infants, but children with disabilities, and my one cousin adopted a 10 year old who had bounced from foster home to foster home.

I actually will probably adopt and never actually have any kids of my own. I don't particularly want to have any kids but I have ALWAYS wanted to adopt. I would like to adopt older children, like 9+ but really, I'm not picky. I just want to adopt. My career choice will put me in other countries so I may adopt a child of the host country I stay in.

if i succeeded in my life then i will not be able to take care of my family because successful persons don't have time for their family and they generally are engrossed in their work and are obsessed by work all the time and i want to be like one of them i want to do a phd. so if my this ambition came true then i will not marry and adopt a child to extend my family and my parents will be there for his/her care. and for me race and religion does not matter.

i would if i couldn't have kids myself,and no the race or anything else wouldn't be an issue as long as he is healthy