I have just read the article "Becoming a Parent Is a Gift", by Chris Hunington, published for This I Believe.
In this article, a couple has many desires to have a baby. Everywhere they go that they see kids they try to put little attention to resist the fact that they want a baby. They try to concieve a baby. They do everything possible, Chris's wife even injects hormones, but they still cannot have a baby. Finally they get the oppurtunity to adopt a child. So they do. They adopt a baby girl from China. The babies parents did not want her, so they gave her up for adoption. Chris and his wife happily said yes. Vhris realized what a gift it was to be a parent. He knew that it was not going to be easy. They would have to deal with the baby girl not being their blood. But he thoughtit was the most amazing thing to know that even though the girl looked nothing like them, she would consider him as dad.
I think that this is such a great article. I feel that it lets people know that their are so many options to having a baby. You can have someone donate their sperm, inject hormones, or adopt. No matter where the child comes from you will raise him/her. They will be your kids. You have to learn to love them and treat them as if they were your blood. One day they will grow up to do the same to their kids, whether they are blood or not. This article really does show how important it is to value the gift of being a parent. Not everybody has the privelage.
Yesenia, I wanted to respond to your post. I could not agree more with you about people need to realize that every child is a gift. I was adopted when I was 5 years old. I know what you mean when you say "no matter where the child came from they will be your child". That is exactly what my parents said when they adopted me, and my three other siblings. They kept us all together and raised us as there own children. They taught us the values in life. To this day I love when I hear about someone adopting a child. It makes me happy to know that there are still good hearted people out there in this world. I agree that there are other ways to have a baby, but I can see it from the other side of the fence as well. Some couples really want to have their own child/children. It means more to them to have their own child than to adopt. A lot of people just don't know the whole truth about adopting and I can understand that. Some people need to realize that they just can't have any kids and need look at other avenues of approach. I think the more people knew about children, that they would realize that every child is a blessing. no matter where they come from.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that no matter where the child comes from you will raise him/her as they were your blood. I like how the article includes how Chris and his wife where happy to have adopted and that they didn't give up in having a child. I honestly admire the people who adopt because they have saved a child's life and they are going to change it by loving them. I think that the people who have the privilege to have children should love them because lately in the news I have heard that parents are killing their own children which it's so sad to heard. I can't believe that people have the courage to do something like that. I honestly think that this article is great and it shows the importance of becoming a parent is a gift.
ReplyDeleteI think that you choose a very inspiring article. This happens a lot in today's society and I know that personally it has happened in mine. I cant imagine how they must feel, i know that it has to be rough not being able to have a baby that is your own blood. At least we have to look on the positive side of things, that they are taking another child that was less fortunate and raising it and helping them by giving the child a loving home and family. So I think that is was very brave and selfless what this family did even in regards to their own miss fortune.
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