K i have a acopule of friends who are acouple and have been together for 35 years this comi,ng summer..Needless to say they are older women who have thn through everything including raising childen..So,k it came as shockh an surprise to learn that in this late stage in life they are thiking of having kids through adoption..As much as i love them i think i t;s a ig misatke cuz i think they arwe too old to raise kids..Besides glenda suffers from heart trouble and she has had a couple of mild heart attacks..Which brins me to the crux of the matter... I don't think it is fair for akid to have aparent who is an older person cuz it's not fait to kid seeing as as how the parent being older could suffer form an age rehalted ailment..ans where would the kid be like in glenda's case..The kid would be minus one parent..I know this an impotant subject to me ..What do yall think about ti ?
Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:02 pm
Sprout
Joined: 26 Aug 2005
Posts: 130
Location: Upstate NY
Tweeks
First of all, Welcome to Mel's!
Second - No matter how legitimate your concerns may be......this is not your decision to make. As their friend, and if you love them so much as you profess, then you should support them in this endeavor.
Granted, I don't their ages, but from what you have said I gather that they are somewhere around mid 50's to 60's. Maybe a little older. BUT SO WHAT?? There are GRANDPARENTS out there raising their grandchild(ren) due to various reasons.
In my own opinion, I think that it's wonderful that they are considering adopting another child. Good for them!!! There are so many parentless children out there, I would think that they would be grateful for a "new" life no matter the age of the parent(s).
I agree a 100% with what Spout said!
First- Not your decision to make
Second- If their health issues are that large the child services will not let them have children
Third- There are WAY too many children out there that have never had true love from ANYONE, they deserve a chance to have that!
Just support them and tell them how wonderful you think it is that they want to share that love with another human.
PS if they can't adopt for one reason or another, you could suggest volunteering at something like "Big Borther, Big Sister", "The YMCA", or any other family focused non-profit orginization.
Hope I didn't offend you.... I tend to be a little blunt sometimes...
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Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:55 pm
lili23
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 40
Location: Texas
i support gay adopting and all that good stuff, but if the heart attacks affect glenda alot then maybe adopting isnt a good choice, but if it RARELY happens, then i say its a good idea. _________________
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