By anon - 16/12/2015 15:28 - Australia - Salisbury

Today, my daughter asked me if we could adopt a child. I said no, since we can't afford to support another child. She then asked me if she could just adopt another dad instead. FML
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turdoblast 21

doesn't sound like sass to me lol maybe the kid thought another dad equals more income so they can afford to adopt a child lol?

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i_wuz_nver_here 31

The poor girl wants a sibling. Having an only child is an evil thing to do as parents. I know this because I am one myself and wanted nothing more than an adopted brother or sister for years. If you can only "afford" to have one, don't have any at all. Just my opinion, but I feel her pain.

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I_Hate_Babies 3

Yeah this comment was stupid the first time. Not any better the second.

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Emirac 10

#18 do you think we didn't see this exact comment already? Or maybe you think you'll find new supporters on a different thread? ...no, this is still a dumb, ignorant comment that 99% of people won't agree with.

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SPN_lover666 27

#18, I feel sorry for your parents. They raised a horrible and selfish bitch. You shpuld be ashamed of yourself for spouting this not once but twice. Do your parents know how much you hate them?

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SalenaCrosse 16

#18. If only your screen-name was true... Anyway, if you hadn't noticed all of your comments you made on here were voted down. Quit rambling and reposting the same shit.

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gobiteme2 34

Sounds like your daughter is into recycling at such a tender age

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hpandher 16

Knowing your rights is important. Tell her that her mother has that right.

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torn616 7

support? isn't adopting free? Hell just get a new one after that one expires as long as you keep your child happy I think that's all that really matters.

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I_Hate_Babies 3

Please tell me this is a joke. If not then you don't understand what comes with raising children.

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GhostFox 33

Some agencies do charge fees for "matching" a family with a prospective child, plus the adopting family then has to financially support their new child until they come of age or are able to financially support themself. On top of that, adopted children can often have health complications. So, no, adopting a child isn't "free," and is actually a rather expensive endeavor, costing an average of 245000 US Dollars. That cost will increase with yearly inflation and can be doubled, tripled, or more of the child has severe health complications. Since some children are anonymously dropped off, you won't necessarily know if the child has a late-showing health problem, even if they don't have any at the time of the adoption. It also, sadly, isn't uncommon for matching agencies to lie about health complications the child may have, she there said complication is as simple as "allergy to peanuts" or as complex as something like Huntington's disease. This is without including the multitude of neuroatypicalities that can occur as a result of being raised in foster/state care, which can cause attachment disorder and other developmental complications, and that is even if one pretends every child in foster/state care is in a safe and non-abusive environment. Raising children is never an easy endeavor, and is even more difficult if you want to do your best by them.

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GhostFox 33

Sounds like kid logic to me. "More parents means we can afford more" or something. Children have... Odd logic. Not necessarily WRONG logic, in this case, but odd.

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GrumpyGrinch 23

Thats logical solution: one more Dad means more income and the family can afford one more child. Or maybe, if the new Dad is higher quality than the old one, the family could afford many more children.

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