He’s the father..
By solxee
@sol_cee (38219)
Philippines
September 7, 2020 1:07am CST
Of his brother’s son. Yes, you read that right. My friend has been married for three years now but hasn’t been blessed with an offspring. He works at a big company, is in the prime of his health, and so is his lovely wife. They’re super excited to have a child of their own but haven’t ’been that lucky. His older brother, on the other hand, has no stable job and has eight kids. So my friend and his wife decided to become the proud parents of the cute baby boy. For a deeper reason.
In my country, there’s this belief called ‘pakati’. Accordingly, if you want to have kids of your own but is unable to, you have to ‘adopt’ a baby. The gods will see that you are capable of child-rearing and will bless you your own kids eventually. My friend posted a picture of him and the baby on FB and they look adorable. I hope he’ll have the desires of his heart.
Photo is from Google.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
7 Sep 20
My friend was not able to conceive for ten years and they adopted a baby girl. After two years they were blessed with biological child of their own... A chubby baby boy. I am happy that they love both their children equally and having a biological child of their own has not hampered their relationship with the adopted girl.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
7 Sep 20
@sol_cee I agree that you need to have a big heart to do so, I have met a few young parents who have adopted and are doing great with children.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
7 Sep 20
Yeah l have my cousin too being adopted to her aunt who at that time having hard time conceiving a child of he own. So her sister had many and got pregnant and had his baby adopted to her. Luckily after adopting the baby several months or a year later she conceived and years after was given three more. l do not know if there’s some truth to that but it looks like it is working for some.
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@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Sep 20
Who is sleeping with who for a baby
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@Edsamacos (557)
• Philippines
7 Sep 20
I have never heard of pakati. But I am happy they can have baby to take care of.
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@dannytist (47)
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7 Sep 20
How could they still not blessed with their own offspring? Are there some deficiencies in their reproductive system? Have they consulted reproduction experts to get a handle on their problem?
Anyway, it's great that they can adopt a child of his brother. But I think there's still a better connection if they will have their own offspring. I hope they will be happy though!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
@dannytist uhmm he’s actually not my brother but he can pass as one because he’s a dear friend. Yeah, I have kids too. How about you?
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@dannytist (47)
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8 Sep 20
@sol_cee Indeed. There may be more surprises in the future, but it's a good thing to do to adopt your brother's child when you see them struggling to take care of more children. Do you have children too?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
15 Sep 20
we have the same situation - father side and mother side. i also have a classmate/neighbor with that situation. i think it's good because the family members are helping each other.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
15 Sep 20
@sol_cee i've never heard of that word, honestly. what i've noticed, though, with all three families is the child senses the truth all along and it's finally confirmed to them when they're adults already
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
15 Sep 20
@hereandthere so could they have kids after they adopted?
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
7 Sep 20
Baby is so cute. That's good actually and they should adopt if they are unable to
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
7 Sep 20
Your friend did a really good job. Now he gets a baby, that baby gets a good life
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@rhuenz (10643)
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7 Sep 20
It happens in our life,those who really wanted to have a child,they are not having.
And those who are not able to sustained the needs of children, they keep having kids...what a life!
That's good of your friend,he fortunately blessed to have from of his brothers kid.
They might be happy now.
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@DaddyEvil (137695)
• United States
8 Sep 20
That is so great! I'm glad your friend and his wife now have the baby they hoped to have. I'm sure the baby will have all the love and attention he could hope to have.
@RasmaSandra (80847)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Sep 20
Many blessings to them and I hope they get the baby they want to love so much
@everwonderwhy (7376)
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9 Sep 20
I'm so happy for the new dad and mom who adopted their 8th nephew. They will love the gift of life given to them.
