Well, I think adoption has become better than in previous times. Nowadays there's open adoption, the birth parent can remain involved to an extent of getting pictures and updates, or even participating in parenting. That way, there's a way for the birthparent(s) to keep an eye on the kid.

And there are a lot of reasons to consider adoption. You're young, you're uneducated, you're poor. What can you offer a child? Love, yes. What about education? Nutrition? Safety? Sure, adoption is a gamble. But there are so many requirements needed to be an adoptive set of parents. You can't just say well, I want a kid so...who's up for grabs? You HAVE to have a stable environment and history to prove you could provide for the child(ren). And the birth parents, unless they don't want to, have the power to choose who they want to give the child to.

Adoption isn't easy. Giving up a child is one of the hardest things on earth. He/she's a part of you. Your flesh and blood, and you're giving him/her to people you've only known for a matter of months. It's still a brave decision. You're doing what you think is best for your child: providing a stable environment. That's all you can do as a parent: do the best you can, and hope for the best.


Oh, about sperm/eggs being..."wasted"...I never got that, as you said, seeds/eggs are lost naturally, too. I can't save an egg my body jacked because it wasn't fertilized. Do I need to make sure everyone that gets released should get fertilized? Man. I'd have to get pregnant at 13. And it'd be super tough for guys. They'd have to find about 1,000,000,000 eggs to endow with their genes every month or so. Or everytime they have a wet dream. Sheesh...

No, I think an egg/sperm cell is just that. Not until they're combined, are they actually fulfilling their purpose.

Like braincells.

Too many sniffs of the sharpie, this one.