| So you?ve met the person who you want to | | | | If you a childless married couple who have |
| spend the rest of your life with. You get | | | | come to the end of their ropes in the hopes |
| married, ride off into the sunset and live | | | | of conceiving, please take into consideration |
| happily ever after. Right? | | | | that child adoption isn?t necessarily the |
| | | | answer to your problem. Continued |
| Well perhaps ?happily every after? is | | | | unsuccessful attempts at trying conceive can |
| subjective and means something different to | | | | greatly strain a married couple?s |
| different people. But whatever happens after | | | | relationship and it can test even the |
| you ride off into the sunset and disappear | | | | strongest of the strong. |
| into the horizon, your married life will | | | | |
| eventually have to make room for the little | | | | At the point where you seem desperately |
| pitter patter of tiny feet. Right? | | | | grasping at straws, you might think of |
| | | | adopting a child to keep the marriage |
| The next day | | | | together. But think it through thoroughly |
| | | | because you are bringing in a new life into |
| Well there are quite a few married couples | | | | yours and it wouldn?t be fair to adopt under |
| who realize that for one reason or another, | | | | these circumstances. Remember, adopting a |
| they cannot bear children together. Some | | | | child doesn?t mean that all your problems |
| married couples try for years to get | | | | will be solved. Adding a new member to your |
| pregnant, try all the fertility treatments | | | | already chaotic relationship may even result |
| (mainstream and alternative) and still come | | | | in more harm than good. |
| up empty handed. | | | | |
| | | | Child adoption is a big responsibility that |
| There are also some married couples who | | | | has a huge potential to further add love and |
| either married too late or waited too long so | | | | fulfillment in a married couple?s life |
| they reach the stage of past child-bearing | | | | provided that they do so after they have |
| age and suddenly, they feel they want a | | | | considered all they need to consider and make |
| child. Then there are still some couples who | | | | the necessary adjustments for it. |
| have their own children and yet they feel the | | | | |
| need to spread their joy and love further to | | | | Will it work for you? |
| other children still. | | | | |
| | | | So you?ve come to a decision that you want to |
| How ever different these three scenarios are, | | | | adopt a child. You may be emotionally and |
| there may come a point in their lives when | | | | mentally ready individually and as a couple |
| they will come across the life altering | | | | enough to embark on this path but are you |
| question they need to ask themselves, ?Am I | | | | ready in other aspects? |
| ready to adopt a child?? | | | | |
| | | | First do some research and find out the |
| The scarlet letter | | | | requirements for child adoption. Also, find |
| | | | out statistics like how quickly can you |
| Child adoption is a big step in a married | | | | expect to be able to find a child do adopt |
| couple?s lives and may be one of the biggest | | | | and bring home. Finding these details out |
| decisions they will have to make together | | | | will help both of you manage expectations. |
| that have a long lasting impact in their | | | | |
| lives. Having children is a big | | | | Whatever you?ve been through to get to the |
| responsibility in itself and child adoption | | | | point of wanting to adopt, remember to not |
| brings with it its own set of sensitivities. | | | | focus so much on the fact that you cannot |
| | | | conceive your own children, instead, think of |
| For all the right reasons | | | | the parent-less child you will be bringing |
| | | | into your loving home soon. |