I recommend going through the foster care system. There are thousands of great

Oct 1, 2019
12:38:32pm

kimchicoug All-American

kids that need homes right now. Plus, you get to know more about the kids (if they are older) so you can decide if their issues are something you can handle.

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Adoption - what experiences have you had?

BerkeleyCoug

10/1/19 12:33pm

I recommend going through the foster care system. There are thousands of great

kimchicoug

10/1/19 12:38pm

This is a great option but the kids are often returned to a family member

PortlandBlue

10/1/19 12:42pm

This is our biggest hesitation of Foster Care adoptions. We've had friends

BerkeleyCoug

10/1/19 12:45pm

The initial goal for kids going into foster care is to return to family.

Eddie

10/1/19 12:50pm

You never know with the cases. There is never any way to tell. It will be a

kimchicoug

10/1/19 1:27pm

I had another foster parent tell me that for she and her husband...

Eddie

10/1/19 2:05pm

Yeah - I can tell you dozens of success stories from foster care.

Eddie

10/1/19 12:43pm

This isn't for everyone and there are huge risks.

Carnac

10/1/19 12:46pm

DCS is a nightmare but the kids are worth it.

kimchicoug

10/1/19 1:30pm

I adopted a baby girl who is now 2 years old.

FrankenCoug

10/1/19 12:45pm

We have an adopted daughter from Korea and I agree with this take

Doctor Rosenrosen

10/1/19 12:58pm

Some good family friends have adopted 5 children with varying degrees of “success”. None of their kids have gone off the

Odysseus

10/1/19 12:52pm

My wife is adopted. She seems great to me.

Mister P

10/1/19 12:52pm

Born on drugs is a big issue and very common with adopted kids

cougarfann888

10/1/19 1:04pm

I am adopted and I am one of the greatest people on earth

JOPE

10/1/19 12:59pm

My cousin was a native american baby adopted into an LDS caucasian family

runnincoug

10/1/19 1:00pm

I have 4 adopted kids, all from Russia

vinnie

10/1/19 1:11pm

One more quick thought:

vinnie

10/1/19 1:14pm

This is wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this.

BerkeleyCoug

10/1/19 1:28pm

Thank you...good luck in your choice!

vinnie

10/1/19 2:00pm

3 of our 6 are adopted

Johsco

10/1/19 2:53pm

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