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Did anyone see "Adoption Story" this week?
The show was about a married couple who had one child, approx. 3, & decided to have another. The husband was set to begin a lucrative new job, but it fell through. The couple separated briefly b/c of financial woes, then got back together & decided to relinquish the child the wife was carrying b/c they weren't doing as well financially as they wanted & felt the financial difficulties (if they kept their child) would be a strain on their marriage.
Another couple (engineers) had focused entirely on their careers & said they'd never even thought about having children while growing up or during the 1st 15 years of their marriage. They decided they wanted a child but b/c she was in her mid 40's, pregnancy wasn't an option. They adopted the 1st couples child.
Did anyone see this episode? What are your thoughts about the situation? What do you suppose this child will one day think about her adoption story?
Thank you all for your answers. Isabel A, you made me LOL!
7 Answers
- KaziLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes, I did see this episode and found it very disturbing. I could not understand why this couple was relinquishing. They had a nice house and while they were not going to be making as much as they thought, I certainly got the impression that they were not going to be poor. Did you see the SUV they were driving? I couldn't understand why they didn't sell the house and the car and get an apartment or a condo. I had the same question as you about how the adopted child will feel about all this. The first dad obviously has the skills to make a good living, and even though that job fell through, he would probably find another one. Then how will they explain that?
Source(s): Shaking my head - 1 decade ago
I saw the show a few weeks ago. Made me kind of nervous because I am home with my son (while my husband works) and want another child myself. It seemed to me in this story though, that it was more the couple's relationship that made them make the decision, and the husband's lack of effort in finding a job in the town that they lived in. If it were me personally, I would have found a way to make it work and keep the baby. That woman looked so torn up that she had to give her away. As to what she will think about it...I'll bet she'll feel bad that they kept the first daughter and gave her up...but I don't really know.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I can't bring myself to watch this stuff. Adoption is not entertainment. No matter the circumstances, I would be horrified to discover that both sets of my parents thought it was a good idea to put my adoption on TV. Most adoption shows are so starry-eyed about the subject that they might as well slather Vaseline all over the lens.
I was not my a'parents' happy ending.
- Isabel ALv 41 decade ago
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
That's all I can say about this.
And I am once again reassured of my decision not to have cable television in my house.
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- 1 decade ago
I saw it a couple of years ago actually. I cannot imagine being placed for adoption simply because of finicial hardships. It was sad.
- 1 decade ago
I would feel sad if I saw that show one day and found out that my parents relinquished me because they were experiencing financial troubles.
Source(s): adoption is a permanent solution to temporary problems
