Would you adopt a child?

I would if I could, or if I knew more information. 92
Other (Add a comment) 48
Yes, I would rescue that child and give them a loving family/ home. 205
No, I'd rather have my OWN child. 151
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  • deepthought33

    I would and I'd try to adopt one in my own country. My mother was adopted and if I had the chance and the money to do it I would.

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  • Uzzie101

    Adopt and have some of my own.

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    • Jeci_Cassidy

      me and my husband are going to do that. I'm pregnant with our first baby, and in a few years we are going to adopt a baby instead of having another one. so many children need a good, loving home so we are adopting a second child.

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      • Cmdp

        Jeci please, please, please tell me that when you and your husband do that you will adopt a child through the foster care system (ie: one who really does need a good home) and not a newborn through an agency. If you adopt a newborn through an agency then you do it knowing that his/or her mother has been deliberately browbeaten by a professional agency into believing that she is not even worthy to raise her own child. That (newborn agency adoption) would not be a child who is need of a good home but (almost certainly) one whose mother has been exploited out of her child for financial profit. Your rational "so many children need a good, loving home" indicates that you are only considering children who are waiting for a family through the foster care system. I only hope that's what you mean because while tens of thousands of wonderful children are waiting for homes through foster adoption, you do not "save" a baby by paying someone to destroy his or her mother to the point that she doubt's her ability to parent. Good luck with this first baby and with the (please God) foster adoption.

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        • Kiddles9

          Your comment is pretty rude. My sister gave her child up for adoption and went through an agency because she wanted her child to me in a loving home and she pretty much hand picked the parents, she was able to look through there backrounds, all this different stuff. She wanted her child to have a better life then she could give her with where she was at in her life (she was only 16). It was her choice. If you don't adopt that newborn it could end up in foster care so yes it is saving a childs life adopting newborns.
          And to answer the OP's question I would like to have 1-3 of my own kids and maybe if I had money adopt 1 or 2 kids. If it was to be two I'd adopt one newborn and then a alittle older child because they need a home and it seems like everyone goes for the cute newborn.

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  • aaabbhddgf

    if i were to adopt a child, it would probably be because me and my future partner just couldnt have our own.

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  • pandabear1209

    I wouldn't adopt because i'd worry I wouldn't love him/her as much as my own child and would favor my own. But if i'd never had had my kid I totally would've adopted.

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  • dappled

    I'd happily adopt but it appears that single men are not high up the list of ideal parents. That's life and I accept it, although I don't necessarily agree with it.

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  • thelittlesultana

    If I wanted a child, my first option would defiantly be adopt them, and not babies, one of the poor kids/preteens/teens that get left behind because everyone only wants an infant to take care of. My brother was a foster child we adopted when he was 14, I know its possible for them to find happy lives.

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  • Painfulnote

    Never, my children would be happier living the nonexistence.

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  • bluesun

    I would pay all the money in the world and not see a single child again!
    oh my God just the thought of it makes me high

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  • CharlieSaysHi

    Nope, I don't want any children.

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  • chewy

    no i woudlnt adopt i want a kid with my own DNA.

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  • 39BloodyNails

    I'll marry a lovely Caucasian lady, have twins of both gender, and adopt a black boy. My life as a father and husband will be complete~

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  • howaminotmyself

    of course, my dna isn't that special. And my siblings have kids so by default, my dna is out there. But I feel I can provide a good home for anyone who needs it. Just got to file the paperwork.

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  • OliviaMist

    I'd actually prefer to adopt than go through pregnancy, childbirth, and the after affects. I know that sounds selfish, but in the end it isn't selfish because I am adopting a child who otherwise would have lived in fostercare for the majority of their life. Plus, my dad was adopted.

    I don't know if I will get married, and I am bisexual so if I end up with another woman then I would most likely end up adopting anyway. I plan on going to college for a long time and wouldn't want a baby to interfere with my school, so I would rather adopt when I am able to financially support it.

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  • heather49

    I don't think I'd ever want kids.

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  • That_Guy_From_The_Party

    i hate kids =/

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  • ladyluck31

    I'll have my own kids because you don't know what you be gettig into when you adopt, could be adopting some nut case kid.

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    • blackpplsuck

      Ha ha that's what I was thinking!

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  • randypete

    no i dont like kids

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  • Nakkiel

    I really don't like children, would prefer to have none.

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  • blackpplsuck

    I said no I'd rather have my own child,because I dated 2 adopted guys before that were a MESS! I would only adopt as a absolute last resort. I really want to pass down my genes to a child,and I just would feel better about having a child the natural way,and feel more like their real parent since I'd be the biological one. I think that adoption would bring on more unwanted issues that I wouldn't want to/or have to deal with if I didn't adopt. I just don't think I'd be able to love the child like it's natural parents could.

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  • littlemsEMOtional

    @anonymousmysterygirl

    ...not even funny.

    My actual comment:

    Yes adoption runs in my family so even if I could have a child of my own (which is highly unlikely) I would enjoy being an adoptive parent.

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  • pandabear1209

    I would like to adopt someday, when I'm settled down and such.

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  • toforgetmylove&understandhis

    I have four adopted sibling all from Ethiopia, England, Italy and Greece

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  • As everyone knows China is overpopulated, so I'd like adopt a Chinese kid.

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  • DUUUUUDE!

    After watching that movie orphan i doubt i'd ever decide with my girlfriend to adopt....

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  • Smurf1011

    Adoption beats Madonnas system. I would prefer to adopt than to buy one, yes!

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  • greenpenguin13

    I personally would rather have my own children because I would want the kid to be mine.

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  • Babel

    i would adopt a child if i had to i've actually thought about doing that when i get older if i have no other option, cuz i'm pretty sure i want kids someday!

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  • fdmcerberus

    Of course, I'm trying to adopt about 20 or 30 right now for this little workshop I'm starting up.

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  • option 1: adopt kid raise him to be crazy killer

    option 2:adopt kid make him clean so you dont have to pay for maid

    option 3:adopt kid when they are 17 so they can be outta there super quick

    option 4:adopt a deaf kid BECAUSE THEY ARE COOL

    option 5:adopt kid make him famous so i can get paid

    option 6: adopt so i wont have to get fat from pregnancy IM NOT EVER GONNA GET FAT no offense to the obese peoples out there

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    • Springfurmich

      option 5 seems pretty good and a win win. but i'll take option one for shits and giggles.

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    • XxKatiexX

      omg those are amazing ideas!! :)

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  • Slipshod204

    I don't want children

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  • NormaLeeSane

    Having already raised my own children, I'm already too exhausted - mentally, emotionally, physically and financially - to even consider raising another child. It would be pure insanity to adopt a child at my age! Children who are already starting out at a disadvantage deserve far better than what little I have left to offer.

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  • Springfurmich

    where's the option where i don't have kids?

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  • Shroot

    Only if my partner was infertile

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  • DandyElfman

    If I had the money yes.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing

    yes

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  • Beth1957

    Anyone considering adoption should read "The Primal Wound" and the dozens of adult adoptee blogs you can find online. It's a lot more complicated than most people realize. Personally, I would work to do what I could to keep families together whenever possible. The adoption industry hurts children.

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  • dfsq

    Yes, I want to help them if I have the means. Or if I have 2 sons already, I'll just adopt a daughter instead of trying for another one and vice versa

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  • Wambo37

    igs forbudden in islam...

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