The situation in China is unfortunate. Due to their one-child rule, most people there want a boy because he will carry on the family name. What I find terrible is that if they have twins, one of the twins has to either be adopted out or aborted. I think that's terrible! It's not their fault they have twins. If the mother chooses not to get rid of one child, the government will take away their house, their job, all of their sources of income, they will close their bank account, etc, until the person finally gives up the child. At that point they have nothing.

I don't think I'd ever adopt -- I'd like to foster older children though. I would rather switch from child to child, helping them as they go on their way, until they are adopted permanently by someone else. I love to feel like a teacher and a helper. I'm sure it would be alot of fun. I don't know if the government will ever let me foster though. I'm sure you have to have special qualifications. Do you need your ECE? I will have a large dog or two, and I'll have small animals as well as foster animals, and I don't think they would like that in a foster child's environment. Not sure.