Came across someone that didn't believe in abortion but when their daughter spoke about having a child or two or their own and adopting more if her and her husband wanted more, her mom replied with why would you invite that into your house? You don't know what issues they come with, just have more of your own if you want more children. Everyone was stunned into silence
It's complicated. I work in a non-profit focused on helping foster youth who reach 18 still in foster care. Many of them were adopted at some point but were "given back" due to family issues. Those kids went through a very rough childhood and many of them will have mental health problems, and sometimes drug addiction too. Combine that with teenage angst and other problems that normally flourish during that age and it becomes very hard to integrate a kid into a family. Parents who want to adopt really need to be prepared for an extra amount of trouble. Because it's better to never adopt than to give up on a kid you already adopted.
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u/Rare_Rest1304 Jan 27 '22
Came across someone that didn't believe in abortion but when their daughter spoke about having a child or two or their own and adopting more if her and her husband wanted more, her mom replied with why would you invite that into your house? You don't know what issues they come with, just have more of your own if you want more children. Everyone was stunned into silence