I was just wondering what everyone else's opinion was on adoption. I never want to have my own children mainly because I think its painful and I feel as though adopting a child is a very good thing. I hope to one day adopt 3 or maybe even 4 children. A few of my friends and an assortment of my family members have been adopted. I feel as though you are giving a child a chance for a life that they may never have otherwise. What do yall feel about this subject? Do you think "natural" children are more loved by their parents than adopted ones? Do you think adopted children feel odd when they find out they aren't "really" their parents' child?

I want to have 2 of my own children, and once they are out of college, I would like to start adopting babies from foreign countries and taking in foster children.

I think adopting kids is wonderful. You don't have to have the same blood to love a child. I also think that the older children up for adoption don't get a chance. I can see somebody wanting a baby so the guardians can "start off fresh" but I would want to help the older ones, just to get to know their personality and help join our lives to make a truely unique family. One day I just may adopt. I think I will definatly adopt a child from this country b/c children from our own backyard needs just as much help as the children from other countries.

I would love to adopt a couple of kids and have a couple of kids. My aunt and uncle adopted a little girl named Jessica. They brought her home just one week after her birth. The mother thought she could handle her but then her boyfriend left her and she knew she couldn't handle it. We don't even think about her being adopted. She looks like everyone else. She even looks like my biological cousin, her older sister, when she was Jessica's age. it is quit funny. We treat her as if she was a biological cousin. Eventually my aunt and uncle will have to tell her, and she will probably be sad, but we all love her and will stand by her. they don't treat her diffenrently then my other cousins. I think adoption is a good thing.

i think it is cool to adopt children and have your own children because then your giving yourself and others a chance. yourself with the chance of having your own children and someone else with the chance of a good home, where they will be raised as one of your own

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I would have an open adoption so my child would be able to know it's other family.

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I could never do that. When they were older, I would encourage them to find their biological family, but an open adoption would be way too hard.

i want to adopt when i'm older. so many kids that need a loving home.

I want to adopt one or two children and have one or two children... hehe iam gonna have allot of kids but any ways. no i think that i would like to be able to open my home to children of other nations and ablities, i would like to adopt a child with a moderate disorder as well but iam not sure. I think the best thing that you can do is help people and children, which is why I plan to get a job as a rehab therapist or assitant. But i would also like to maybe open my home to foster children, and become a safe haven for children.

I want to have my own children because I want the family genes passed on rather than adopt children and stop them. I wouldn't enjoy the pain, but I think its worth it afterwards when you hold a newborn in your arms and know its yours.

I plan on adopting at least one child. My friend plans on adopting all her childern. I think that's cool, but I can't deny myself the experiance of birth. I read a study about adopted childern. They took I think it was near 200 famillys that adopted childern at a young age and 200 familys with biological children. They gave the parents and the kid personality and inteligance tests. What they found was that the biological families scored simalers where as the adopted childern and parents were way differnt. I dont know how important it is for people to have their children be like them, but I thought it was interesting.

I agree with mxchick1522. I want biological children and adopted children. I don't think that I would love one more, but I would have to educate both the biological and adopted child that they are equals in their parents' eyes. I think it'd be hard, but I really want to have the experience of having a baby and adoption. Of course, I'll think about it more carefully when I'm ready.

I want to have biological and adopted children. I especially want to try and adopt kids from all ages. Cause when you watch Adoption shows a lot you see parents only wanting infants, and I don't think many people realize that there are numerous kids that are older who need and want families. So yeah...can't wait to adopt. If I could...I would adopt a child after college and after my career is settled. I want to be independent and know that I can make it on my own and be happy before I get married so I know that I don't have to depend on a man to get me through life. (Might sounds confusing...lol).

Oh, and I would have an open adoption so my child would be able to know it's other family.

my parents want to adopt foreign twins..... im excited about it

Me and you are on the same page. I don't want to have a child due to the pain and because I think it's better to adopt. I have decided how many, though. I sorta want just one because I'm an only child and I love it. But I sorta want two as well so I don't know. I'll figure it out.

I think adopted kids are just as loved because if a person chooses to adopt, obviously they're going to love the kid. And I think, when they can first comprehend that they're adopted, that it would probably be a little strange. But since they've lived with you the most of their life they see you as parents and the weirdness will fade quickly.

I think the hard part will be if they ever want to look for their biological parents. It would probably hurt me a little but I would understand and probably help them in their search. I actually think that some adopted kids have it better because they have two sets of parents. But it's not always good because the set that didn't want to keep them may not be good people. So I guess it depends.