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jodippls · March 2011

Would you consider adoption if you and H could not have a child?

Would you adopt if you had biological children?

Lanerbell · March 2011

Yes and Yes a million times over. Im actually considering doing it as single person if nothing else works out for me.

Once of my big problems with XH is that he told me he would adopt before we got married and then once we got married he decided he didn't want to, when I dont really want to have my own kids. Why bring a child into this world where there are so many out there that are already here that need homes? That's just how I feel about it.

Madisen · March 2011

DH and I have talked about the first scenario. We were leaning towards not doing so because we felt we would still have a happy, full life without kids if we couldn't have our own.

I don't think I'd adopt now, no.

LXLX · March 2011

Honestly, probably not. I do want at least one kid, but if we couldn't have one on our own we would probably just take it as a sign and live out our lives as cool aunts and uncles to our family and friends' kids. Go on vacations all the time and have a bunch of dogs.

Part of that too is I don't know if we would ever be able to afford adoption and even if we could but it would be a burden on our household/lifestyle, I'm not sure we'd be willing to give that money/financial freedom up.

So no to the second question too.

clseale13 · March 2011

I would definitely consider it. I think I'd still like to experience having a biological child, but I'd be open to it.

duncanpowers · March 2011

Probably not. I don't know that for sure, but we would probably not do that.

jodippls · March 2011

I would love to adopt. H says he's not open to it but inthink he would consider adoption if we were unable to have kids of our own.

Again, I would like to have 1 and adopt 1 but I'm not sure H would be open to it.

jacmdb · March 2011

Yes. Before we got pregnant we started looking at agencies in FL.

I am not sure if we would adopt now that we are pregnant because it is very expensive.I am also not sure if I want more than one kid.

Mrs_Link · March 2011

yes and yes.

We are planning on adopting at some point down the road, although whether we will go international or domestic or both, we haven't decided.

gullterre · March 2011

Being a teacher and seeing so many kids that need good parents and role models I would def. consider adopting, even if I had my own biological children. I think in my case though it would probably be an older kid who needed a family, maybe even a teenager and then I would do a guardianship if I couldn't adopt officially. I have a few kids that I mentor who have terrible home lives (no abuse though) and I just wish I could give them the care they deserve! As for my DH though, I don't think he would be terribly open to the idea, just because he was brought up in a tiny village in Cornwall and adoption is just a totally foriegn idea to him. As it is, he is shocked by how much I worry about my students outside of work!

luckyinlove11902 · March 2011

Yes to both. We hope to adopt after having our own biological children. If we do we would probably foster before moving on to adoption. We also feel pretty strongly about adopting from the US as opposed to going outside the country.

JackieB0129 · March 2011

Yes. We've talked about it since right now we're not that sure how easily I'm going to be able to have children. DH was a foster child and he really appreciates that life his foster family gave him.

Temp103605875001677 · March 2011

Yes and yes. We would adopt from the US, not internationally.

Soon2BMrsSikes · March 2011

1. I'm not sure. I haven't given it any thought.

2. No, I only want one child.

ClaireDunphy · March 2011

If we can't have kids, then yeah, we'd adopt.

& we're only having one kid, biological or adopted, so that settles that Wink

pennylane786 · March 2011

Yes and yes. I've always wanted to either foster parent or adopt. I already went through the foster parenting classes in PA, but then we moved...

cakenbake · March 2011

I definitely would've wanted to adopt if we couldn't have children. But we seem to be plenty fertile, so it isn't an issue.

I would, but DH doesn't see the point. Honestly, I'd have 20 kids if it was feasible. I'm a mother at heart, and it breaks my heart to see how many kids need good solid families. And yes, I would stay here in the US.

I would definitely adopt a friend's child in case of emergencies or anything like that. I've also always wanted to foster (still do), but our finances (and DH) mean we can't.

mon.petit.chou · March 2011

yes and yes.

My brother was adopted, so I grew up with it and I feel very strongly that he is just as much my parents' child as I am. So I would have no problems with growing my family that way.

Luvvy1 · March 2011

I would. Definitely. I would like to adopt an older child (teenager) who otherwise probably wouldn't be adopted.

Kristin&Adam · March 2011

If we couldn't have kids on our own, we'd consider it, but I'm not 100% sure that we'd do it.

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