[Drennan Whyte]

As an adoptive father, my one claim to fame is that I am the only man I know who told his wife they were going to have a baby.

[Iluvpopcrn]

As an adopted mom, I really enjoyed this one! :-)

[Daus]

5. With ART, every failed attempt brings disappointment and discouragement. Adoption always works: You can always get a child eventually.

What an impossibly stupid statement. This women is an idiot.

[Old Professer]

This bears more resemblance to the marketing of the Cabbage-Patch dolls than to anything else, Toys-R-Us meets PetSmart.

[ppaul]

#16:

If you are a homosexual, even though it is impossible for you and your partner to reproduce,
many states will let you adopt a child (and raise it to be open-minded and tolerant)!

[xcamel]

As the oldest of 4 adopted children, I can always blame our success on the fact we were stolen from the orphanage by 2 parents that didn't deserve us - including the fact of having adopted one myself!

BTW: **very** funny. Kudos! And my 13 yr old adopted daughter thinks so too!

[Chili Girl]

So glad my in-laws adopted the man that became my husband. :)

[MarMema]

11. Adoptive parents have a head start in realizing that parents don't control who their kids are and that, as parents, we have to play the hand we are dealt.

12. You can learn about all kinds of medical and psychological conditions that your family may never have had to deal with before.

13. You can watch your kids develop talents that nobody else in your family has.

So funny and true.

[pa mom]

My best friend is waiting to adopt. First birth mom didn't work out. Two more in the wings. Let's hope and pray . . .

[GeekDejure]

Adopt Adolph Arafat. Yikes... too much brain candy... besides... I miss my dead daddy !!! ;-))

[eccentric]

I often wonder why some couples spend so much time and money on ART, when adoption would be so much easier. Is it that important to pass on your own genes? Sure, it is an adventure being pregnant, but if you can't, you can still be a succesful parent.

14. You can have some fun if your kids don't look like you, or like each other. One foster/adoptive mother of many responds to incredulous inquiries about her "unusual" family by saying: "Yes, they are all mine. They all have different fathers."

We have this fun with step-children and then grandchildren that range from blacks to blondes. I stopped counting at 15, but I didn't stop loving. Oh, boy! Another due in April! Will this one be more loved just because he has my genes? I don't see how....