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  1. #1
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    Jan 2008
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    adoptions up!!! more $$$

    may God bless you
    Last edited by squidipa; January 9th, 2010 at 05:31 PM.

  2. #2
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    Jul 2007
    Dapto, Illawarra...NSW
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    Oh hun, that really sucks!!!

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    May God bless you

  4. #4
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    Aug 2006
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    The adoption of a child should NEVER EVER EVER cost money.

    Children are not a commodity.

    Well, they shouldn't be, but it happens.

    I wonder if legal guardianship has the same monetary implications, because that is a better solution for creating a secure family for a child, but they also retain their identity.

    Adoption not only dismisses that identity, but it creates so many barriers for the child, especially later in life when they are seeking information on their heritage and genetic connections. Open adoptions are not all they're cracked up to be.

    Hardly anyone ever acknowledges the depth of loss that adoptees experience. The adoption topics tend to be about 'red tape' or 'how much they cost'. That shouldn't be an issue at all in my opinion.

    Those children have just lost their mother and father. You can't buy them new ones.
    Adoption should be about finding secure and loving environment for the child, not finding a child for those that are unfortunately unable to have children.

    - an adoptee.

  5. #5
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    Unhappy

    i seriously considered adopting ... BUT then i found out i'm considered too old (most countries the adoptive Mother can't be over 42) ... like i'm gonna love, care or financially provide for them any less because i'm 43

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    Aug 2006
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    I'm sorry you are discriminated against because of your age. There are quite a lot of women who naturally conceive children in their 40's, it doesn't seem fair.

    Have you considered fostering or legal guardianship?

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    May God bless you

  8. #8
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    we looked into this for DSS but to many hoops and to much bull s h it.. he is older but still.