Too bad the system is cracked and most people don't want to take multiple kids.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What can you do? "We want... this one!" "Sorry, it's the set or nothing." The kids would be in foster care forever.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There are an immense amount of people willing to adopt. I'm sure they won't be in foster care forever.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They will be if you can't separate them. Unless you get lucky like my brothers kids, which I don't really consider lucky cuz OMG that woman has a lot of adopted kids.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Lol, well that's what I mean. So many people love kids and don't mind having a lot, so it's kind of seems unusual that kids usually have to split up. I'm saying, think of how it can hurt the kids. If you can't take all, leave them for someone who will.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Very few people want to do that. The kids were in foster care for YEARS before this woman came along, they were lucky.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's kind of dumb. Take them all of you can't have any of them? They'd be waiting a long time for someone who wanted to adopt a bunch of kids. Most people want to adopt babies, not a family of kids. I can say from being adopted it's really not all that damaging to be separated from your siblings, when my brother got adopted before me I could still see him. It's sad, but I'd rather be separated from him than neither of us have a real home.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I see your point exactly. I honestly just couldn't find another way to word it. But for you to say its not really damaging to them isn't fair either. People deal with things differently and just because you were still able to see him that's not always the case. My younger cousin got seperated from her brother when she was very young, and she's been depressed because of that ever since.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't think she'd be much happier with her brother but without a home. But you're right, I'm just relating my own experience.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If that were true, then there wouldn't be so many orphans in the world. Also, most people want babies.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yes, I know. And babies are allowed to have siblings. I didn't specify age in my post, even though I'm aware age is a huge concern when adopting. Maybe my post was too vague, but all I'm saying for the sake of the children is to try to keep them together as much as possible. If your brother or sister was all you had, I'm sure you wouldn't wanna seperate from them. (Not directed towards you, just rhetorical.)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No, I agree with your post. I just disagreed with that statement. I don't think siblings should be separated either, but I don't think it's very realistic.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ahh. Gotcha.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If they're babies, they probably won't remember each other if they get separated.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

? Lol um, okay. Doesn't really change the situation in my eyes. I still think it sucks.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You said that most people want to adopt babies. Since the babies that are siblings are too young to get to know each other and grow close, it's not that big a problem in my opinion. If they aren't babies, and they have gotten to know each other, they should not be separated just because a certain family only wants to adopt one child.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah I understand that. Out of context your comment caught me a bit off guard and didn't make sense. I get what you're saying, but I still think it's cruel. That's just how it is though.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't see why this is downvoted. Like "No! People are tottaly going to adopt a kid and all it's many siblings!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

IN my country (Brazil) you cant separate siblings. My neighbor adopted 6 siblings at once and everyone is happy now, although its hard to raise 6 kids. But i think its the right thing to do. Id rather stay with my brother forever in foster than having a family without him. But thats just me...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Proves my point. Most people would just be happier if they didn't have to be away from their brother or sister.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I thought you just said everyone was different. One person said they wouldn't want that, so how does this prove most people would?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I mean if the law is working in Brazil, I'm sure it could work in other countries as well.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The law ISN'T working in Brazil, just because his neighbor adopted 6 kids doesn't mean everyone is going to. They have more orphan children than they know what to do with too.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh, I didn't look into detail on whether or not it was working. I just went based of of what he said.

by Anonymous 12 years ago