1. There are people out there for whom adoption is their FIRST choice for being parents *gasp*!
Paul and I, as far as we know, are both perfectly capable of conceiving a child with our DNA. However, a.) neither one of us wanted a baby. b.) We felt it wrong to bring a new child into the world when there are MILLIONS of orphans just waiting for a family to bring them home. c.) We felt strongly about adopting an LP child that so many other adopting parents would not even dream of adopting. p.s. Children with dwarfism are not mentally handicapped :) d.) The thought of pregnancy makes me ill.
2. We love our child as much as any child that would share our DNA.
a.)Our child may not share our genes, but she will share our love of music, books, sense of humor, thoughts, gestures, etc. b.) Your husband and bestie don't share your DNA, but you love them, right? c.) Yes, she is our REAL child.
3. Yes, the paperwork is a pain in the $#@@. However, I think every person thinking about being a parent should have to go through the same process.
It would cut down on the *idiots who reproduce over and over again.
*By idiots I mean the people who can not afford one child nor do they take care of this child, but continue to have five or six more! NOT the wonderful parents who have a big family and love and take care of their kids.
4. Yes, adoption is expensive, but there are grants, loans, tax breaks etc. that greatly help with the cost.
Not to mention it is totally worth it and none of your business how much it cost. :)
5. "Why didn't you adopt in America? There are children here who need homes."
LPs in other countries have ZERO chance of doing anything with their lives. After a certain age they are placed in mental institutions and live their lives there with no education or any hope of getting out. Also, there aren't any older LP children here. Mostly babies for adoption.
Hopefully, this educates a little more on adoption :)
Candace
