You Adopt a Child and Took Good Care of Him

Marikina, Philippines
April 29, 2011 7:36am CST
If you are not a mother but you adopt a child and took good care of him with all your love to this child and then, the real mother came back to get the child even if you knew that she's very irresponsible, are you going to take the child back to her own mother? The real mother would say to you that she has the right because she's the real mother... so, are you willing to set the child free and take the child back to her own mother? I have seen some of movie like this here in our country and I noticed that the one end up crying is the one who adopt the child and took good care of him for how years.
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10 responses
@hagirl (1295)
• United States
1 May 11
I think it depends upon the circumstances in the decision that this child was given up in the first place.. Sorry to say but some women do not deserve to give birth.... besides by law if you have legally adopted that child then the child is yours.... If the child does want to have a relationship with the its real mother maybe you can work out something but I would not give it up..... That could cause problems later in life knowing it was given up yet again..
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
1 May 11
You have a valid point that has not been resolved completely here in the U.S. The laws as to the time that the birth mother has to change her mind about giving up her child varies from state to state. Then, there is the wishes of the natural father that has to be considered. I'm glad that I'm not an adoption attorney. Although, it might not be too bad here in Texas where it seems to be pretty cut and dried once all the poapers are signed.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Apr 11
I think the mother, who is taking care of the child, has the right to keep the child in her custody. The real mother can explain her rights but if a person delivers a child is not enough quality to keep the child. She should be responsible to look after the child then only she gets the right on the child. This is my personal opinion and most probably the child also gets attached with whom he/she pampered and loved enough. In the same time, there is legal problems also may arise; if the child is not adopted in a proper way then the mother who adopted may face consequences. If is difficult for me to leave a child with an irresponsible mother irrespective of her rights towards the child.
@blogger01 (124)
• Philippines
29 Apr 11
The real mother always has the right. She might have short comings but time will come that she will realize how much she wants to get her child back to take care of the baby herself. The mother who adopted the child would certainly feel so much pain because she was there to do all the responsibilities of the biological mom. Both of them have their own rights, they don't need to argue. After all, it's better if the child has two mothers.
@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
30 Apr 11
To such a situation there and here with us.The man who has cared for this child more than his mother accepts that many of the inside. It is very difficult.I think there must be a law that allows these ene where parents left their children then they want it.
• Philippines
30 Apr 11
the real mother has her point. but when you give the child to the real mother you will just put his future at risk. how could the child have good future when the real mother is irresponsible? if i truly love the child, i wont give the child to the real mother because i want the child's future to be bright. if the real mother shows some responsibility, maybe that would be the time she can have her own child but give chance for the foster parent to still have connection with the child.
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
29 Apr 11
If it happens to me, I will ask the child, if you want to go back to his biological mother or not. I will sincerely, accept the decision of the child. At least, I have been caring, and cherish with sincerity.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
29 Apr 11
If there is no legalities with the adoption,the mother has all the rights to take back the kid,no matter how it hurts to the person who take care of that child. So,when adopting a kid...legalities is a must so that the foster parents will have the right when it comes to child care. I know this is not easy and would surely hurt the other party. but there is nothing to fight when legalities still belongs to the real mother to claims her child,even if she is irresponsible.
• United States
29 Apr 11
Wow that would be a tough decision for me. See if I had adopted the child I would certainly feel like it was my very own biological child so for the mother now to want the baby back and being that you mentioned she is irresponsible, how could I let my child go to an irresponsible mother. I would be like the one you mentioned in the movie crying because I would feel that the child was better off with me. However, I do live in the US and most times this kind of situation does happen and I would be so heart broken, I would at least want to be in the child's life to assure the child was okay and or help in some way.
@tiina05 (2317)
• Philippines
29 Apr 11
hello, I really understand the real mother and the second mother, but it is too unfair to the second mother because she raise the child with her own without the help of the true parents. She dont have the right to get the child anymore because the child know me as her true parent. But actually it will be depends on the child decisions who will gonna choose between her true parents or to the second one.