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No idea but i would consult a lawyer for the legality.

i would google it..
i know that it takes plenty of money, time and patience..

Call Madanna or Brad Pitt’s wife :-)

ha ha, yes yes. hilarious. just because they do it doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea. doesn’t mean it hasn’t been happening for years either.

its a great idea if you are able to do it… i say go for it.. i believe all children deserve a great loving home.. best of luck to you!

its such a shame that all these children who need homes and so many people who can give it to them.. and it cost so much that people just cant afford it half the time.. and the poor children sit in foster care… what a shame.

thanks :) i still have about 5 years to kill before i really start thinking about it, i’m only 23 now. but i’ve always wanted to do it. my bf does too.

~Shie~ wrote:
its a great idea if you are able to do it… i say go for it.. i believe all children deserve a great loving home.. best of luck to you!

I couldn’t agree more but I always wonder why people have to find a kid half way around the world… are there no homeless aussies that could use a good home?

yes of course there are.. i like the idea of international adoption because
-it’s obvious the child is not your biological child, there’s always going to be that openness, the child never wonders, nobody feels that alkwardness, nobody says ‘i wonder which parent you look like more’ and the kid will never have to explain why they don’t look like the parent.
-different cultures coming together is always good, gives parents a chance to teach & learn about the child’s culture. it’s a broadening of ideas/values/experiences for everyone
-the child will always know that their parent went to extreme pains to reach them.
i could go on, but they’re my major reasons

Anonymous wrote:
thanks :) i still have about 5 years to kill before i really start thinking about it, i’m only 23 now. but i’ve always wanted to do it. my bf does too.

best of luck..
my daughter since she was the age of 4 has always told me.. .she wanted to adopt.. she is now 15 and has not changed her mind.. she says that there are so many kids that need homes… im so proud of her… and of you as well…

khyron32 wrote:

~Shie~ wrote:
its a great idea if you are able to do it… i say go for it.. i believe all children deserve a great loving home.. best of luck to you!

I couldn’t agree more but I always wonder why people have to find a kid half way around the world… are there no homeless aussies that could use a good home?

you are right.. but how many of those children around the world would have a life compared to those here? the children here in this country are going to survive.. they will grow and find work and such… kids in poverty countries will get out and stay in poverty and die young most likely.. so why not adopt them from there? give them a chance..

i agree with you but i’m careful with making that point, as i wouldn’t like to be misconstrued as having a lack of respect for other countries. i don’t want to make assumptions that they are poor, or anything like that.

i love australia, i always want to live here, and i want to share it with others. one of the best things about australia is its multiculturalism. i see adoption from another country as a sign of respect for them rather than an assumption that a child needs to be rescued from there. i’d be taking my child away from the poverty of their situation, not necessarily from their country. I’d countinue to educate them on their original culture, take them back there as much as possible, and help them to make friends from their culture and mine.

it all sounds very idealistic hehe. i do realise that it’s very hard and lots of heartbreaking problems will arise.

wowee.

Anonymous wrote:
i agree with you but i’m careful with making that point, as i wouldn’t like to be misconstrued as having a lack of respect for other countries. i don’t want to make assumptions that they are poor, or anything like that.

i love australia, i always want to live here, and i want to share it with others. one of the best things about australia is its multiculturalism. i see adoption from another country as a sign of respect for them rather than an assumption that a child needs to be rescued from there. i’d be taking my child away from the poverty of their situation, not necessarily from their country. I’d countinue to educate them on their original culture, take them back there as much as possible, and help them to make friends from their culture and mine.

it all sounds very idealistic hehe. i do realise that it’s very hard and lots of heartbreaking problems will arise.

well i live in america.. and i dont want to be disrespectful to any country either.. and trust me… even america is having its toll of poverty as well in this time of living.. but if you can help a child who is having it more difficult in foster care than that in a place close to home.. then why not?