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"You don’t have the “call” or passion for adoption, and that’s okay."

How do you know that? For all you know, I have adopted but don't accept money to take care of them.

" I don’t consider us “living off of government money”. If you saw our life, and knew us, you would never even think that. "

If you accept a check from the government so you can stay home and not have a job, that is by definition, living off of government money.

"I’m glad that God provided a way to keep all four siblings together so that i do not have to work outside the home, and can at least not worry about where we will live and having plenty to eat and taking care of all their basic needs."

Is god paying the taxes? God is not providing it directly, the government is via taxes. You should say thanks to everyone that pays taxes.

"Friends, family, churches help us each month with the shortfall. Down the road I will definitely need to work part time at something, I imagine. But for now — and the immediate future — we’re doing great. We’re in a VERY unique situation, and I’m glad for the monies available so that I can offer these kids the life they so deserve."

That's great. And I'm sorry I'm being rather harse. You are indeed doing a good thing taking care of kids that really do need the help. But I'm just a little wary of people whose 'good deeds' are financed by others. And I do have that awful experience of the adoption 'business' on my street as an example.

"I wish so much for my kids to have a daddy someday, and God knows this also. He hears their prayers for this, and i trust Him to provide ALL our needs — in His way and time."

God helps those that help themselves.... If I relied on GOD to provide for ALL my needs, I guess I could just sit on my butt. I don't think I'm going to test him like that.

don’t be so bitter. I’m just as a responsible human being as you are, and I was not raised to accept ANY govt money from any source (and never would or have before now).

I”VE paid a heck of a lot of taxes over the 25+ years I worked as a professional person, so I know exactly how the system works.

Judgemental people like you make people like me want to scream. I’m sorry you’ve been so jaded, to not be happy for children who have been given another chance to have a LIFE with all the things that YOU have. This money has been set aside by Congress as adoption incentives, due to the huge number of orphans this country has had who never get adopted, and end up populating the prison system instead.

Just be happy that SOME tax money is going for a terrific purpose...