Message #18925

[blufire21]

Just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in on the adoption thing.  I'm adopted, and it was the best thing that could ever happen to me.  My mother could not have children, so my parents adopted.  While I don't know much about my mother (I'm looking for her at the moment though), I do know that she was very young (15 or 16).  There was no way she could have raised me, so she gave me up.  I have never received a better gift than that, the gift of life.  My adoptive parents are the best, and my life, while it's not been easy, has been much much better than it could have.  

I too cannot have children, and my husband and I are thinking about adoption. I know that there is a great demand for infants, so we are thinking about adopting a 3-4 yr old.  If you want info on a couple of agencies, let me know.  Count on about 2 yrs worth of paper work, but it's worth it.  I asked my mom and dad once if they ever regretted adopting my brother and me, and they said no, that it was the best decision they had ever made.

Just my 2 cents.

Ellen (there is no better gift ) in TX