I am pretty against having a kid of my own for many reasons (scared of pregnancies, scared of babies, awful genepool, etc.) but I do like kids, and am not against adopting a kid. It’s just rare to see many parents with adopted kids, so I’m always curious about the process. I’m getting a tubal in a few months, so I guess I’m just asking all my questions early lol
I think adoption is wonderful. I didn’t technically adopt any children but I am a stepdad which is quite close to it. But I think it’s important to understand that children who are adopted have their own traumas, even if they’re adopted very early in life.
I have two friends, one is adopted from South Korea to Sweden and another has been in Foster homes his whole life, and I invited them to talk about the topic on my podcast some time ago, it’s quite an emotional episode, I think it would be interesting for you to hear it from their point of view: https://jeena.net/pods/5