Adopting kids, YES or NO?

I believe the reason why people don't always wanted to adopted is because most everyone wants a child that is of there own flesh and blood. I know I wanted kids of my own meaning me and my husband made them together. I wouldn't mind to adopted but I would rather go throw the process of getting pregnant and being pregnant.

In my home country it is challenging to adopt a baby and even more challenging to adopt a young child. Many older children do not find anyone to adopt them. Typically a baby that is unwanted goes in foster care and it could be years before he or she could be adopted. It could take two years to be approved as an adopter and get the child. It is far easier for a lady that is fertile to get pregnant than adopt a baby or a child. I am a primary school teacher. Sometimes in my career I teach a fostered child or an adopted child. In my first year of teaching I taught a little boy that had very challenging behavior. He was difficult in class but even worse at lunch time. He was adopted by is foster carers. The lady and her husband adopted him, his older brother and his younger sister. The two boys caused the lady much upset and stress. She said the little girl was her saving grace. Also in that class was a little girl that was adopted when she was a toddler. She was a delightful child and her adoptive mom was lucky. In my third year of teaching I taught a little girl that had come from Colombia. She had been abused by her family in that country. She had a wonderful couple foster her and against their wishes she was put up for adoption. Social workers can be very nasty because that one wouldn't approve the couple that fostered her. The little girl was very sad being taken away from her foster parents. She left the school to move to a different area with her adopters. I wonder how she is getting on now.

I think that more people should be thinking about adopting children, because it is great to be able to give a child the chance in life that they haven't been able to get. I know that there are a lot of people who want their own children, because nothing will ever be quite the same as that, but that isn't to say that you can't adopt a child after you have had your own. There are so many children who need a bit of love in life, and it makes sense that you should try to look after one of those rather than have lots of children of your own.

I got my own kids but if somebody just happens to leave a baby on the door of my home, I would certainly keep the baby and care for it like my own. I would want to adopt a child but an infant and not someone grown enough and has learned different values in life. For sure there are kids on the streets but it seems quite a risk to adopt them. For all we know, the parents might claim them and the all the efforts will go to waste. You certainly don't want to face problems out of your kind-heartedness.

Hi seliokas, Well it depends upon the individual and the situation surrounding them. As for me i would really, really like to adopt and raise a child individually like an experiment only on myself i am in the phase of life where i really want to prove to myself and being a mother is the best way for any human being to prove their worth. By experiment i mean i believe that everyone has a reason for their existence and i have been searching mine for a long, long time. And yes the thought of helping a child receive better life and more importantly love has more than once crossed my mind. But unfortunately i wont dare open my mouth about it anymore because when i told my friend, the supposed modern and board minded people as they pose themselves to be, urged me to drop the idea, some of them teased me saying that i am following the "trend" of famous people and some told me its was not an good idea, for these children would surely leave once they are all grown up and go search for their biological parents. It was ridiculous these people who are well educated, are aquatinted with nice people were discouraging my humble wish and it made me shudder at the thought of letting my parents know about this one. They would definitely think something is wrong with me but at the very least i would support a child's education for its would be the best way to help anyone. As for me adoption a big YES

Sometimes I agree with you. But many times people want kids because their blood will be part of them. But you are right. So many kids without families. Would be nice if more turned to adoption.

If a couple needs to adopt they could adopt children who really needs parents. Children on streets sometimes doesn't have proper information, they might not be recorded so a charity or organizations needs to make their papers works. Adoption centers is one of the greatest place to adopt a child. For me, I want to have kids of my own, my blood, and I want to see how I look like when I was small in person, not just looking at the old pictures of mine. I also want to hold my own fruits...

I think that there are a lot of people that think that children that are adopted are second rate children and why bring one of them into your life if you are able to have children of your own. For me, I don't agree with this at all. I always knew that I wanted to have children of my own and I do, I have a daughter that is almost ten years old and a son that recently turned six years old. I won't be having any more children of my own, however I do still want more children and I'm planning on adopting in the future when our finances will allow that for us.

I think that it is okay to adopt a kid if we are capable of feeding another person in the family. Having your own kids gives you a different kind of joy. It is like "magic" coz you are able to create a life out of the love between you and your partner.

If I had the means of providing a shelter for kids who needs foster care, I am very much willing to do it. It has been my wish to help kids and elders if I'd have a huge amount of money to provide for their needs.

hi, if i a couple don't have a chance to give birth then they will need to adopt kids,but for me i think i will take more time to decide if i will adopt child or not,but time can only say when i need to do that,there is no wrong to adopt a child.

No way I will adopt kid. Raising kid is big responsibility, lots of patient. Even with my own kids, I already lost my mind! You should be an angel to adopt kid. Kids are trouble maker. These days, kids are lazy, messy, stuborn, and very very expensive. They are totally different than the old days. When we are kids, we never argue with our parents. We help around the hosue. We respect the elderly. We are not so demanding. Nowdays, kids are unbelivable. So to answer your question, no way I am going to adopt a kid.