Why are some people afraid of adoption? I once made this suggestion to a friend who was having trouble conceiving. “Oh no!” she quickly replied. “Blood is much thicker than water.” A comment I found very ironic, considering that she was making this comment to me—an adopted child.
Love for a child comes from the heart, not through blood. I speak about this from my own experience as an adoptee and as the mother of an adopted child. My love for him was never different from my love for our two biological children. He brought life to our home and love to our lives. Did he come with problems…absolutely, but what child doesn’t? Giving birth does not promise the perfect child.
I find it very disturbing when we hammer away on the idea of people adopting pets at the shelters rather than buying fancy expensive breeds, yet we never hear of ads or public service announcements that propose the idea of doing the same for abandoned children. Don’t we have our priorities a bit mixed up? Not that I don’t totally agree with animal adoption and I recommend it highly. I just wish the TV ads, the popular talk show hosts, and others who have influence would advocate human adoption as well. Don't you think there are many sets of little sad eyes and faces that would eagerly wag their tales— if they were so equipped—at the prospect of a family to love them?
Posted by Patricia Kirby, Editor Radius Magazine at 1:02:25 PM, EST
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