by Euphraise Sneed

Created on: January 17, 2011

Making the Decision to Give a Child up for Adoption

Making the choice to give your child up for adoption has is a selfless act. One reason is this option gives a completely innocent child the chance to have a life, with all of the experiences he or she more than likely would not have, considering the alternative is more often than not abortion. Another reason is that this is probably a decision that was hard for the mother and father, given he is involved, to make. It cannot be easy to feel life moving inside of you for months and suddenly, that life is gone.

To address the issue of giving a child up for adoption instead of abortion: there are too many people that have the want, desire, and financial means to care for a child that simply cannot have one of his and or her own. Being very close to this personally, there is only so much heartache one person can endure through the loss of an expectant baby. Some people naturally have the need to be a parent. Some of these people also have various medical reasons not to be able to provide this life for their selves. This does not mean some unseen power deemed them unfit for parenthood; this simply means their bodies are not made to either carry a child or fertilize an egg. Adoption is a wonderful alternative to a scenario that seems to put people in a no win situation.  

Feeling a life grow and move inside of your own body is like no other. The wondering of the hair color, the shape of the nose, the size of his or her ears are all questions that go through most expectant mothers’ minds at some point in time throughout the course of the pregnancy. These feelings and questions are perfectly natural. These feelings might also make the decision to give the baby to a family more suited to raise the child extremely hard. A mother that can look past her own needs and feelings to realize the child would be better off with a different family cannot possibly be selfish. This is an act that could quite well be the single greatest gift she could ever give her baby. This is a gift of a new life. This is a gift of a better chance at life. This is a gift of life.

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