My only hope is that this film inspires more people to consider adoption instead of breeding. There are so many kids and there is so much suffering and poverty on this planet; it is imperative that we increase awareness on this subject.
shareYes! I've always wanted to adopt and this film really moved me as a beautiful depiction of that.
shareI was always thinking of adoption, but what I really hope people can fight against is countries who can't take care of orphaned or obandoned children, or children living bellow poverty levels, but make a business of charging good souls crazy $$$ to adopt a child, give them shelter, family, food, hugs, love & attention. Then they also want bribes... It is a super sad situation, which excludes families who wish to adopt, care for the kids, but can't afford to 'buy them'. It definitely caused me to reevaluate future plans, but I am raising my child singlehandedly, not to say that I can't reuse his clothing, provide attention, care, love, rides to MD, shelter, protection, listening ear, hugs, guidance, teach morals, values & advocate for the child. Sadly, I'm not sure if single parents are allowed to adopt and the cost is probably inflated. Countries are just too selfish... I wish they looked out for betrayed or orphaned children more, than own pockets! I personally wish to adopt one child and perhaps have one other one of my own, if I ever found permanent family & partner in life. Adoption and foster care were on my mind since young adulthood, but my post college life didn't turn out as planned.
shareThe thing is, there are many people in the U.S. Western Europe Canada and Australia who want to adopt children. It's very hard for these people to adopt children in their own countries. The demand far outstrips the children available. There is a terrible orphan problem in third world countries, but the governments strictly regulate releasing children who need homes for adoption. Most third-world countries won't allow adoptions going out of their homeland, and the ones that do, they make it extremely difficult, as well as obscenely expensive. I've heard prospective adoptive parents may pay upward of $20k per child. Most middle-class couples in developed countries could give a child a great home and a comfortable home, but few have that kind of money. Also, there are all sorts of cumbersome regulations, like requiring the adopting parents to live in the child's country for long stretches of time, which most people can't do. It's really sad.
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