Rosie O’Donnell Is a Mommy! Would You Ever Consider Adopting?

I would like to adopt if it meant I would be providing them with a better life.

Not only would, did!

My oldest daughter is adopted, and from Korea. And I couldn't love her more! She's amazing!

And, as precedent...my parents, in the '50s, took in two foster children (not brothers, two different kids at two different times), and after my dad died in 1960, my mom took in a third foster child (yet another boy...she said she kept trying for a daughter, but the foster agency kept convincing her there was far more need to place unwanted boys, and she couldn't say no).
A few years later, with agency support, my mom became one of the first single parents in the nation to be allowed to adopt, and all three of my brothers were adopted! So, I have three brothers, and all four of us look very different, and have different DNA! LOL!

Meanwhile, my wife's family took in a foster child for over 15 years (Native American), and my sister-in-law also adopted a child from Korea...

So guess you could say adoption runs in our families...

No, and I don't think rosie o'fatdike should've been allowed to either.

Even though I'm getting old I still consider it.

I would want to carry on my own blood line.

Maybe. I'd prefer giving birth myself, but if I couldn't, then I would probably adopt a child.

Just don't let Rosie adopt me.

You might get a few good laughs.

or at least have her money to spend. I have never found her to be that entertaining

we have considered it

been there , done that, Have a adopted Daughter , who is Thirty four now and works for the FBI

Me too! Mine is now a social worker, working with single parents and working on her PhD.

wrong box. Of course I would.

I just hate when I do that.

LOL

Both my brother and I were adopted, so I think I would be open to adopting a child of my own when I'm ready

Edit: Improper grammar

Yes, I would like to adopt one little girl when I have got my own flat and stuff.

I don't want children. However, if I were to change my mind down the road, I would adopt. I don't need to put another child into the world. I'd rather raise one that wasn't able to be taken care of by someone else.

When I was in my 20s I was absolutely certain I didn't want any chidren.

But in my early 30s, my wife and I decided we did want kids. Tried for about six years, with no luck. So, we adopted! A little, six-month old girl from Korea! She was always amazing, and we love her dearly! She's now in her late 20s, has a Masters degree, working on her PhD, recently married!
FYI - only one year after adopting, my wife surprised us both and became pregnant! So we ended up with TWO girls! And both are incredible! You may well find yourself changing your mind one day! Good luck!

I wouldn't Rosie for my mommy.

I raised four (2 foster, 2 of my own) and now enjoying grandkids.

So, considering adoption now at this time... probably not.

Sure would. . .but you couldn't PAY me enough to adopt Rosie O'Donnel. No nation on earth has EVER printed that much money.

when the procreation game ended at my house, i proposed that we adopt a baby girl (because we had 2 sons) but my wife had had enough diapers for one lifetime.

Rosie is not up for adoption is she, then for sure the answer is no?

You bet I would!

There is a serious issue with overpopulation so even when thinking about adoption in an academic form, it is best.

not unless if it's a pet.

Depends on the situation really. I can't have my own children because I'm sterile, but I'm not completely against having children.

I am.

I don't want children period...

Yes, we were actually in the process of adopting a little girl (the daughter of a distant relative who just went to the store one day leaving the child with her grandmother and didn't come home) many years ago, actually while I was pregnant with my last child, but the family wanted us to take the child immediately and since I was having a difficult pregnancy and on bedrest I thought it would be better not to bring a child who had been deserted by her mother into our home knowing that I could not care for her as I needed to in order to make her feel like a member of our family. Especially since I would be hospitalized for several days when I gave birth. That would have, IMHO, made her feel deserted again. I later found out that the mother came back just as another couple was about to adopt her and wanted her back. I have 2 daughters who have not been able to conceive and both have considered adoption.

I'd like to add that I think it is sad that these so called "celebrities" seem to be able to adopt at the drop of a hat but most people have to go through long drawn out and very expensive processes and often have to give up their dream of becoming parents due to the expense. One of my daughters started the process and was told that the total expense could be in excess of $150,000 with $50,000 required (non-refundable) up front. They would have to pay for the birth mother's living expenses during the pregnancy, all medical expenses and living expenses after the birth for a certain period of time and the mother could, even after all this expense, decide as much as 6 months after the birth change her mind and take the baby back. Before someone says they were trying to get a black market baby, NO they were going through a very reputable attorney.

Veronica - don't know who your daughter has been speaking with, but it is no where near that expensive!!!

If you adopt through a public agency, cost is minimal (literally only a couple thousand, max!) but the wait is long and the selection scarce (generally only children no one else wants, so they can be other race, mixed race, older, have abnormalities, etc.).
If you go through a private U.S. agency, again the wait can be a bit long, but the selection is wider, and the cost is only in the thousands, as in $10,000-30,000, usually.
If you go to a private international agency, willing to take a child from another nation, especially if the child has some minor problem (my daughter had a cleft lip and palate, both easily repaired surgically, and covered by our health insurance), it is much faster, selection is greater, and the cost can be quite low, depending on your situation (we paid about $6,000 to get our daughter, including the cost of the plane tickets for her and the woman who carried her to the U.S.; some people go to the foreign nation and pick up the child themselves, some nations require you be in their nation for awhile to adopt...varies by nation)..

Look into Holt International...they're a Christian agency, but do not confine themselves to only Christian adoptions, and they arrange adoptions from several nations in Asia, South America, and I believe they still do placements from East Europe...

I don't know who they were talking to other than it was an overseas agency which would require them to make several trips abroad in addition to all the other expenses.Thanks for the info, I will pass it along.

I adopted my step daughter after her bio mom passed away - if more people adopted (and it was more affordable to adopt lawyer fees and all that). We would have a better society; and a better future.

yes

not Rosie O' Donnell definitely!

I want to be a mommy.

We have widow and her three young children in our home now... kids...now have two momes and one daddy....aha... great family....for us...Christmas was a blast...bark

I never enjoyed Christmas as much as I did when my two girls (one adopted) were little!!

They make the holiday so enjoyable!