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 Should my boyfriend and I keep our baby or give it up for adoption?
I am 15 years old and pregnant by my 16 year old boyfriend. Both of our parents know and want us to decide on what to do with the baby when it's born. At first, my boyfriend wanted me to get an ...


 Should I tell my parents that I know I am adopted?
Ok well I just found out recently from my sister-in-law that I am adopted. But I am really scared to tell my parents because I don't know how they are going to react. I mentioned it to my mom ...


 My boyfriend is 18 and was adopted and is trying to find out who is birth mom is, any help please let me know.
his name is Eric. he was adopted at birh. and was born in Florida. he is 18 now and his birthday is September 7,1989.
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Eric was adopted at birth and was born in Florida ...


 Adopting my unborn child?
I am 6 weeks pregnant ad I am highly considering puting my baby up for adoption. I am 28 and got pregnant for all the wrong reasons. Financially I can't keep the baby. My sister has been trying ...


 When should I tell my son's adoptive parents that I'm pregnant again?
I placed my son for adoption and it's been an incredibly hard time since. I just recently found out I'm pregnant again and I'm SO excited. It's made the loss of my son easier to ...


 I just placed my baby boy for adoption 6 weeks ago... I need some advice please...?
When I first got pregnant my only thought was how much I wanted to have this baby but I am 19 and living alone and I knew that I wouldn't be what is best for him. The father was there by my ...


 How to find out if im adopted?
ok i think im adopted because i have dif. hair colorer blood type attuide and the way i talk and i want to find out if im adopted! someone please help
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ive asked my ...


 What Do You Think of the Term "Life Giver" for a First Parent?
I was in one of the adoption forums and there too everyone is trying to figure out what they can call first parents that won't be insulting to either the first parent or the adoptive parent. One ...


 What do you think about adoption?
i am adopted and i would just like to know what others thought about the subject? do u think its good? bad? stupid? TELL ME WHAT u THINK!...


 Why don't more couples adopt dogs rather than children?
I've known from a very young age that I wanted to be childfree since I'm very intolerant of children and feel like having one of my own would ruin my life.I've always been a dog lover ...


 Mother in law ignoring adopted child?
Our son is not legally ours yet we just have to wait for the red tape but has been living with us for almost 2 months and everyone loved him and treated him like the angel he is. But since I have ...


 Im giving a child up for adoption,how do i cope?
im only 18 and have oe child, hes 2 1/2 years and i got prego again.i decided its best for the baby if i gave him to a family that was ready to take in a baby.i cant do it bc i dont have the money ...


 Do those considering adoption ever worry about the increased possibility their adopted children may kill them?
I'm guessing it's a thought that rarely crosses the minds of adopters. There's a new movement afoot for the media to neglect to mention one's adoption status in crime stories. <...


 Is a Birthmother a Real Mother?
People keep telling me that my birthmother is not my 'real' mother because a 'real' mother is the one who does all the work of changing nappies, raising the child etc etc

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 I am pregnant and deciding whether or not to put the baby up for adoption?
I am 19 years old and in college and I have the support of the father whether I decide to keep the baby or put it up for adoption. I am worried that I do not have the money or the life experience to ...


 Ok, this is a long story, but I am curious about unbiased opinions?
I became pregnant as a teenager and placed my son up for adoption...it was the most difficult thing I have ever done. He is 15 now, and not a day has passed in 15 years that I have not thought of ...


 How can you judge when you have no idea how it feels.?
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for almost 4 years. Some for ya'll on here are so against adoption, but do you know how it feels. I have cried night after night and prayed that I ...


 Help! What is everyones honest opinion on adoption?
I'm 26, not infertile, but i have always wanted to have children thru adoption/foster parenting. Is it unnatural that I can feel maternal towards a child I haven't given birth to? This is ...


 Is adoption morally wrong?
Just to clarify, I'm not considering having children at this stage in my life AT ALL. I'm still studying and wouldn't even begin to consider until I could emotionally and financially ...


 Will I Ever Get Her Respect ????
my husband and i adopted a sibling group of 4. ages 11, 5, 6, 20mo. everything was going fine until recently. all my children calls us mom and dad except,you got it, my 11 yr. old girl. and recently ...



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Would you adopt a child if...?
you knew that you and your partner are totally able to conceive?



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blondie
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i would rather have my own but i would probably adopt only if it was the child of a good friend or family member that needed to be adopt under unusual circumstances.

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haitian princess
yes because you are taking that other child out of foster care. if you can handle it then you should. there are more babies without parents then there are with parents

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ipod
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Prolly not...i want to have my own them maybe adopt

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Andrea L
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no

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♥♪ Zee ☆♫
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Most Def. What better gift than to bless an orphan with a chane to have a loving family.

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ஐ♥Julian&#39;sMommy♥ஐ
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No i wouldn't and if i couldn't conceive i still would not want to adopt just because i would want my own flesh and blood, if that was so then i would do without having a child.

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Annabelle&#39;s Mommy
Yes, I would, but unfortunately I have PCOS, which makes it extremely hard to conceive, and some women never do and I think I'm one of those who won't.

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Allison B
We had always planned on adopting - only thing is we planned on having a couple bio kids first. After 4 yrs of trying we've been unable to conceive and are going through the adoption process a little sooner than we origionally planned :)
We have changed our attitudes toward it though - we origionally wanted to adopt to give a kid a good home and good upbringing - now we just want our family to expand. It's actually a change for the better - I think it's better for the child to know that they enhance your lives instead of you trying to give the child charity and just enrich their life.

I think our infertility has changed us and we will probably be better parents to our adopted children because of it! (not that people with bio kids are adopting for the wrong reasons, I'm just saying our perception changed)

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MikeyG
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Certainly! That's our plan =)

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ChocoChip
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OFCOURSE I WOULD! there are millions of children who dont have a place to live. And if i could make it 1,000,999 i would. cause atleast that is one less

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E&#39;s Mommy
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Yes. We already have one son, and we're planning to adopt a set of siblings as soon as we can after we move.

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glamour04111
yes

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Angela R
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Yes. We adopted both of our children, and as far as we know, we are not infertile. I know several other families who've decided to adopt internationally or though the foster system rather then having a child biologically, despite their ability to do so.

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Ciaraaa(:
yeah i would.
theres nothing wrong with wanting a kid.
and you would help a kid in need of a father and a mother, etc.
for the most part: a family
hope i helped :)

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Fardreamer
I have four bio-boys and am pregnant with my fifth and we still foster and are thinking of adopting one of our foster sons.

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becky q
yes. Why not give a child who is already in this world a chance at a family and love? There is more than enough children to go around to those who can and can not concieve.

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Crucio
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Yes I would. One day if I am able to I will be adopting regardless if I have natural children or not. I hope to one day adopt a sibling group of 2 or 3 from Brazil.

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Emma523
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In one sense, I would like to adopt if the child were:

A. a real orphan.
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B. had been abused/neglected by first family

but, I also would be open to adopting a child in a real open adoption situation. I would really want the child to keep in contact with his/her first family and to have a really good relationship. I would want to keep the child's name and keep all family ties possible. I also would want to be open to the childs questions, etc. While I am not "pro adoption" in every situation, if the child had to be given up, I think I would be a good adoptive parent.

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ccmgrad07
yes, because there are children out there who want to be adopted but never do and never get the chance to know what is like to be in a family.

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Bomb of emotion ready to explode
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yah totaly

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punxy_girl
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Yes since I did. I had 3 bio children and adopted my 4th child.

Isn't it sad that I adopted a little girl (not the "perfect White baby") who'd already been in 2 foster families and whose 2nd foster mother was expressing concerns about attachment and people give me thumbs down? Should I feel invalidated? Should I think my experience is being generalized? Should I imagine that some people know my situation without ever having experienced it?

You don't know all the attachment efforts made for my daughter so that she wouldn't have attachment disorder. You don't know that I tried to maintain contact with the birth mother again and again. It wasn't ME that stopped contact. So what exactly do you find wrong with the way we did things? Perhaps my daughter should've remained in foster care or a series of foster cares is more likely. Would THAT have been in her best interest? Would that have changed the adoption industry? Would that have improved her adjustment as an adult?

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MauiMomma
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Totally, I know alot of people that adopt and have their "own" children through birth. In fact my husband and I are third child in March, but still plan on adopting a fourth child in the future.

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billie b
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I would be adopt regardless. Adoption isn't about the parents inabilities.

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a healing adoptee
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I really don't know. I want to say yes...but i feel it has to take a strong person to adopt a child. You have to be willing to go thru all the red tape, dealing with adoption lawyers, social service workers. Not only that some children have problems dealing with their adoption. I have to say i don't know if i could do it. Even though i'm adopted it doesn't mean i could really relate to how that child feels. Because they may have different feelings than me. I just feel it takes special people to do this. I just haven't come to terms yet that i may be that special person.

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Heather B
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I'd never adopt. But I would foster and sponsor children.

My parents did it though - my Mom gave birth to 2 boys before adopting me, they wanted to guarantee a girl

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sammi
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i will be i dont want kids of my own

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Crystal
YES!!! I already have 2 boys and would love to adopt another child.

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CP
Yes, my infertility had no bearing on our wanting to adopt. Even before we knew there were problems, we had discussed adopting a child that needed a home.

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Morgaine
Yes, there are so many children in the world who need homes (I am talking true orphans, or abandoned/abused children) and we can offer a home to one of them.

We are planning on adopting internationally and we haven't even tried getting pregnant.

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Marsha R
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We are not infertile, (well, we are now that I got a tubal ligation but that was my choice), and have 3 bio kids, but we still chose to adopt a 2 1/2 year old and 8 1/2 year old from China. So I guess my answer is yes, I would adopt a child who truly needed a home and had no chance of remaining with biological family, such as an orphan with no living or identifiable relatives or a foster child who cannot remain with family, even though we could've had more biological children instead.

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melanie
i was adopted when i was 13 after my parents passed away. me and my two brothers. and the loving people who adopted us were very able to have children, and probly wanted to someday because their not horriably old. their not my mom and dad, but im there daughter and i wouldnt wanted anyone else to take care of me and my little brothers. so i thank god that they adopted even tho they could have children.
where would i be if they didnt? try to think of it that way, there is a kid or more, who someday maybe thanking god for your choice.
<3 god bless

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