Do you plan on adopting?

Started by Charizard★ August 29th, 2009 2:51 PM
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Yes or no?

emoBill™

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It's confusing. I might but I might not. I mean, I want kids somewhere along the line, but (as selfish as it sounds) I don't really want to go through the pain of pregnancy, you know? It's easy for the guys to say they want or don't want kids, but the girls have a lot of thinking to do. I also think I wouldn't be a very responsible mother to the kid, so...I'm kind of undecided. If I adopt, there's no pain, but the kid isn't a part of me, really. Ugh. Ignore me. Everything I say is coming out wrong.
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I love the idea of adoption: of giving an unfortunate child a comfortable home and a loving family. It's a really nice idea, but it doesn't often turn out all that sweetly. The babies who are put up for adoption are often from really horrible backgrounds, so they sometimes have health issues and mental complaints and other nasty problems. Couple who adopt children need to have a lot of will and dedication to overcome problems like those, and I'm not so certain that I'd be able to cope.

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Not that I necessarily want kids or anything, but yes. If I ever do, I'd definitely consider adoption. The world is already full of kids who already exist and need homes, so there's no need to make new ones. I would love them the same even if they aren't biologically related to me.

But yeah, I still don't really like kids, so.. I don't know.
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I'd definitely consider adoption. The world is already full of kids who already exist and need homes, so there's no need to make new ones. I would love them the same even if they aren't biologically related to me.
Seconded. These are my thoughts exactly.

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Im gay so when I settle down with my man we will definately be adopting.

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I said "maybe" because I can't definitely say no.

I think I'd like my own kids, but the idea of giving birth scares me, especially if there would have to be a caesarean. That would squick me out really bad. I would have to consider it carefully with my other half.

I think adoption is a great thing, and I have one or two friends who are adopted and they're quite happy with life, but I think I would like to leave it to people that can't have children, if that makes sense, although those are usually the people that want more than anything to have their own kids and pay out for IVF and other treatments.

I don't know, I'd find it awkward deciding, whether to tell my kids they were adopted, when, and how. I don't know what kind of effect it would have on the relationships...
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If whoever I eventually settle down with and I were unable to have kids together but still wanted a family, then yeah, adoption would definitely be on the cards.
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Probably not, I'd like to have my own child rather than adopt one. Idk. Depends.

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Being gay, adoption is something I have to consider for my future, but at the moment I'm not entirely sure whether or not children is something I want.
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No, I don't plan on adopting. I want to have kids the natural way. ;)
Besides, adopting kids is a sin in my religion. You can adopt them, but they have to keep their own surname and family heritage and all that.