[x_clarrie_x]

hello all... i apologise to those i have sent private messages to with the following message but im new to this site and only just discovered the forum...sorry

i am only 18 years old but for some reason adoption is something which has interested me for a couple of years and i have alot of admiration for people/families who do it. i often find myself watching television programmes about it and spend quite alot of time looking into it on the internet and i wonder if it would be something i'd consider doing a little later on in life when i consider having a family.

i was just wondering if adoption was something anyone here thought about or considered when they were alot younger - perhaps my age? As none of my peers share my interest....
thank you,
Clarrie

[MJ7]

Hi Clarrie, Yes, I believe there are many who feel the way you do at your age and later adopt. Many families I've spoken with say they've had adoption close to their hearts since they were young.

I didn't have a desire to adopt until I was about 21 and married for a couple years. I knew that was what I wanted to do whether we could concieve biological children or not. 4 years later we had our first son placed with us through our state foster system then a year or so after that our second son was placed.

[kiddobeans]

When my husband and I were dating, his family adopted two teenage boys from Ukraine. We were 20, and we talked then at length about how we both wanted to adopt some day. We felt it was such a blessing that families can come together in all different kinds of ways. At 26, after four years of marriage and two years of trying to get pregnant, we decided "some day" had come. We barely pursued infertility treatment at all, instead opting for infant adoption. Our daughter was placed with us when she was 19 days old. Then, surprise!, we got pregnant. We now have one adopted and one biological child, but still intend to adopt again. You can learn more about our story and about transracial adoption at my blog kiddobeans.com

[PamConnell]

Hi Clarrie,
When I was a kid I used to play that I had a family of ten kids, two biological and the rest adopted, many with various issues.
I met my husband when we were 18 although we didn't marry until we were 25. He knew early on that I wanted to adopt someday. We ended up having one biological son and two daughters adopted from Korea.
Adoption is changing but I think the need will be with us for quite a while. It's great you are thinking about it. You might enjoy reading some of the families.com blogs on adoption. I'd look forward to your comments on them also.