Is your inner child begging to be adopted?
952231
naw im renting mine out. if im gonna miss somthing like that might as well make some extra dough ya-know?
852654
We have adopted several families...and were adopted once....The reason we were adopted was because we were totally down and out because my husband had a heart attack a month before Christmas, we had not applied or expected to be adopted, so it came as a total surprise to us and the children, and the group of people that adopted us went all out.  They arrived on out doorstep a week before Christmas with a tree, and a good months worth of groceries including everything we would need for Christmas dinner.  Tons of toys for the kids delivered by Santa himself.  It was a local factory full of people who heard about us and just decided to organise it.  It was a bit embarrassing because we were used to being on the giving end, not the recieving end, but it was a true blessing.\nWe have adopted many many families threw the years.  You can find names of families threw churches or local agencies like Federal Indepence Agency (what used to be call the welfare office)  They will supply you with names and ages and sizes, needs and wishlists.  Organize people to help and donate items, we usually gave each person that offered to help a name and the list for that name and they would buy and wrap those items.  Don't forget to get food as well.  A gas card is also helpful.  For one family we also took cash donations and pre paid their winter propane bill.  Just use your imagination, and remember to treat the family with dignaty when you deliver, as it is alway embarassing to families (often single mother's) to be on the recieving end.  Merry Christmas...giving is the best part!
453679
there is no way anybody here can answer that for you, the fact that you feel the need to ask is not a good sign though.  make sure you can take care of yourself and your baby on your own in case it doesn't though, its the best way to protect yourself against the possibility that it won't and you are now responsible for another life.  why are you having a child with someone you have so many doubts about?
424638
Here’s a link  to search resources\n\nhttp://www.adopteerights.org/search/internetresources.htm\n\nbest wishes and God bless
784157
Many years ago I adopted a baby  boy of eight month old. He was very quiet and I loved him dearly. Unfortunately, the adoption agency did not tell me that his mother used drugs during her pregnancy.\n\nMy life has been changed because of him  as I tried to cope with his mood swings. He has two or three personalities, which clash with  my own children, in our home.\n\nWe love him dearly, but it seems as if he cannot accept love. At age 31, he is still very disrespectful, and verbally abusive.., and causes lots of problems.We have tried to get help for  him many times, but nothing seems to keep his mind free from the challenges which confronts him.\n\nFor persons who are considering Adoption, please pray  and ask God for His guidance to choose a child whom you can  love, and who will bring Peace and Stability in the home.\n\nThe best thing the world can do for orphans, and adopted children is to love them, and help them..
560868
i'm sorry but i have no idea what you are trying to ask, are you talking about adoption? which means adopting a child that isn't biologically yours to treat as yours?
760819
I adopted a child through Children International from the Phillipines in the name of my almost 4 year old niece. It betters my life doubly by giving the opportunity of healthcare and education to an impoverished little girl halfway around the world, but also gives the gift of awareness and education to a very privileged little girl right here who needs to understand how fortunate she is and how little it takes to help those who aren't.
568241
YEP TELL HER YOUR ADOPTED
1174106
have  you tried going through the adoption disclosure agency and registering with them.    I'm not sure where you live, but i contacted the one in toronto, On, and they found my birth mother but she didn't want to see me and i haven't seen her in 45 years.  My e-mail address is devon_46@hotmail.com if you need more information about the agency and live in or near the toronto area
26811
I felt the same at age 17.  At 24 I married my wife knowing that we couldn't conceive our own kids. In 1982 we began to search for a baby to adopt and found that we needed to include "special needs" kids because there are so many available to adopt. Our kids are now 22,20,18,16 and by some miracle I became a family-man.
1131035
Sometimes I think it is...because I have been telling my mom all my life that when I get married I wanna adopt, rather than have my own. But my mom wants me to have them because she says its so different to have your own. And that when you have your own they look like you, you love them more, and it's better for yourself. I don't know...but to me, having your own kids is sorta selfish when there are soo many children out there without families. Also, there is a 40 year old lady at my church, who just got custody of her 17 year old step son. He was totally not brought up right with his real mom and he really needs a lot of attention, and all she could think about was having her own child. So now she has a 1 year old, and she's pregnant again, and she totally ignores her step son. To me, that's very selfish!!! I don't know, I guess it depends on the person though.
186482
As long as they take care of the kid and show it love and respect and give it a safe place to live I say let them adopt!
993451
You can have the baby, and let me adopt it.  I am a mother of three.  I would welcome your child.
611940
you have got to as they cant do it for themselves , thats the price of being a good parent
688719
Yes, they should be encouraged.  There are over 1.5 million couples in the United States who would like to adopt a child every year who are not able to adopt a baby in the US because of the shortage of children to adopt in the US.  \n\nForeign adoptions provide two benefits.\n1. They provide the 1.5 million couples who would not be able to get a child with a child.\n2. It provides the child from the foreign country the chance for adoption because they are coming from a country where no one will likely adopt them.  For example, China and Romania have far more orphaned babies than the people in either country want to adopt.  So these children have no hope for adoption unless they are adopted by a foreign couple.\n\nFinally, many foreign adoptions are done in conjunction with providing these children with medical care they cannot receive in their native country.  The US couple is able to provide that medical care to treat a severe disability, and then the child has a loving home and the disability is taken care of.
173020
this is a personal thing for me to discuss, but hey, you asked the question.\n\na few years ago, i gave birth to a baby girl that i knew i couldnt afford to take care of. my ex b/f wouldnt get a job, wouldnt help me at all through my whole pregnancy. when i was about 6 months pregnant, i found a wonderful family to adopt her. the mother had always wanted to have a little girl they have 3 boys (GREAT kids) and after thath she was unable to conceive. so i began talking to her on a daily basis, they flew me to the state they lived in to give birth to their daughter. the whole time i was in the hospital, the mother (name withheld) spend most of my stay in the hospital with me. \nto this day, i wonder what my little girl is doing, and things like that..i havent talked to the family since i got home from basic training and ait,but i know, that my little girl is receiving all of the attention, and love that she deserves..both of which are things i could have (and still in my heart) gave her, however there is no way i could have afforded to give her the awesome life she deserves.
226338
To be honest with you I and my sister were adopted at the ages of 1 and a half and 2 years old. I am so very sure she can read your letters, You can even talk to her in your prayers and im sure even tho you cant see her she can see and here you. Ill bet that sometimes you may feel scared and all alone but then you fell a presence like someones watching you will I bet she is know your angel. watching you. And il bet that your mommy is happy that your new mommy and daddy love you and are watching over you and protecting you. A mother is someone who loves you and protects you child its ok. Your ok and god is watching over you.