We both agreed and signed it unconsciously. She's goin to be the 3rd child of the family.

Yes, I too would .[img]http://www.spgames.info/g.gif[/img]

sparkle2k3: If my spouse is okay with it I would love to adopt a kid or two after the 3 I plan on having.

exactly what i have in mind then i'll sponsor as many i can afford by God's grace !! yayyyy

Firstly,i'd like to appreciate those of you who believe in adoption and wouldnt mind adopting yourselves... you will never lack in all facet of your lives i can assure you.To those who don't,i pity you and would like to advice you to mind your words and not dare God!if only you knew how seriously God takes the issues of orphans,you'd beg to have & take care of them as your own.i personaly believe that the fact that we have several couples the world over without a child of their own,must not be seen as a misfortune but rather seen as an opportunity/previllege to parent these poor and hopeless ones.A child is a child as far as i'm concerned.As a matter of fact,whoever i choose to marry in future must be ready to mother some of these special kids or no deal regardless of whether we'l have our bio kids or not.finally,i'd like to strongly warn women who consider orphans as filt(i.e not their blood) to take heed as they could be repelling the blessing of the womb by themselves.

At first i used to be one that will say No to adoption just because of the way society saw it and also as a result of how one of my Aunt treated her adopted child but thank God I have grown and seen how a lot of people care for their adopted kids and will adopt as many without even thinking twice...

Adopting a kid and taking care of the kid like yours should be a part of everyday life. I think its a wonderful thing to do and be our brothers keeper....

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS my hubby and I will adopt in a heart beat..We plan on doing that already

Yes. i would adopt after my 2nd baby, unfortunetly hubby is not sold on the idea/ If he does come around we would definetly adopt.

Yes, we have already discussed it

hubby wants 5
i want 3
sure we ll mk up for 1

One has to be careful to take that decision, if a fatherless and motherless that's okay but let the child know the truth. those dumped on the road side NO WAY, they are going to be copy of their parent.

I sure would when i get married and as a matter of fact, i think there should be some kind of bill to encourage adoption of orphans into a growing family and of course mandating parents to not over populate the country with kids they can not take care of. This is suppose to enable a check in the already over populated country of ours where our so called Leaders have very little or no plans for the upcoming generations of this country....#just saying

Adoption is a normal part of most African cultures, just not the formal kind regulated by the state. How often to families take in younger relatives, take care of them, and send them to school? My cousins would stay with my aunt (their father's sister) in the city during the school year and she cared for them like her own children. Black people are used to extended blended family networks. The isolation of the nuclear family and a "us v. them" mentality is not African.

I would happily adopt if my resources allow for it.

I believe if one has that compassion in one, this is one of the issues couples need to discuss when dating, so that once married, it would not come as a shock to the other party.

I have never been the one to conform anyway, talkless of knowtowing to anything that comes out of Nigeria in the name of "culture", so if I had my way, I would adopt all the abandoned children and dogs in the World.

Would really like to adopt like i said in my previous post, but one aspect of adoption that am not too comfortable about is the fact that most agencies/orphanage/homes request high payment from couples seeking to adopt; some as high as 250,000k. I really don't understand why; and off course they may have thier reasons, but it kind of gives the impression that the kids are being sold by demanding for such huge amount.

Kindly share your opinions about this trend?.

My Hubby and I would most Definitely Adopt..children are a beautiful blessing.

IN A HEART BEAT