Can a single muslim adopt an infant?
Salaam, I wonder if a single muslim can adopt an infant, I think it is a great thing to do, what are the laws about this?, I've heard that he/she can't change the baby's name, what if the infant has no name? Please answer if you are muslim and have good knowledge of Islam. Thank you
If adopted siblings marry each other is it incest?
Technically, it’s not incest, as the two people are not blood relatives.But socially it will classify as incest, as the two children have been raised by the same parents throughout their re-countable life. So, they have been brother-sister for life. Now, as an adult if they decide to marry, it will definitely be seen as incest.I am assuming that one or both children involved here were adopted as infants or toddlers. If even one of them was adopted when he/she was a teenager, it may be seen differently, and will not be socially as awkward.
Can two adopted siblings get married?
I think that your example about adopting older kids is different than if they grew up together from the time they were infants. My relationship with my brothers is so much different than my relationship with my husband. If they were adopted later in life, I don't see that as weird but if they were adopted as infants, that is a bit strange.
What do you think about adoption? Would you consider adopting a child?
Yes, I always wish to adopt a girl child.Different people want different things. There's nothing wrong with wanting to adopt, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to have your own biological children. There isn't a “right” answer.Obviously, a lot of people want to have their own biological children. Millions of them do it every year. We've been doing it for a long time. I’m sure you can understand the desire to have children who are similar to you at the biological level, to have a traditional family,who has your blood running in his/her veins and get to see a part of themselves grow up in someone else.I love kids, and I feel the same way. Do you know what babies do for the first 6 months of life? they basically cry, poop, drool, throw up...poop and cry. Many people especially men can't bond with babies at this age. It's not easy to really care for a baby who's not yours,or let's say you will not care for the baby as much as you would care for him/her if it was yours. You need unconditional love to perform the job of a parent 24/7. If the baby cry 20 times a night you want to have the patience to get your ass out of your bed to go check on him/her.Loving isn't conditional. You don't love a child only if they play by your rules and “turn out” OK - whatever that means. You just love them.So, maybe you don't know if you can love an adopted kid in which case, I absolutely support you not adopting. But I know I can.
How come those who were adopted as a child, only to find out later in life their adoptive parents aren't their biological ones, all seem to respond with they felt this all along?
Weight of evidence.You gather a lifetime of little things that don’t add up, don’t feel right, don’t match up. One or two might not be a big deal but you have dozens or hundreds.Your blood type doesn’t match up and isn’t physically possible, or your eye colour. You’re the only left-hander in your entire extended family. You’re the only person with Diabetes or who wears glasses in your entire big family. Or only person who doesn’t. There’s no pictures of you as a baby or toddler. Your siblings look, act and have your parents mannerisms and quirks but you don’t.It all just adds up over the years until it’s almost stupid obvious that you’re the odd duckling out and it often becomes frustrating and even patronizing that they’re still lying to you in spite of all the evidence.So when the truth finally comes out it’s often a relief from what I’ve heard and read.
My mom has been asked to foster a infant with posssible HIV what are the riskes?
Dear Red In answer to your medical question, I should inform you that HIV is a sexually transmitted desease and comes under the description of either ` HIV Positive ' or ` HIV Negative '. If you are worried that the child may have ` HIV Positive ', the first thing to do is to have the child medically examined and tested for this condition. However, I can set your mind at rest by saying that Spit, Pee, Feaces, Dyper Changing and Kissing are very remote in transmitting HIV. The only thing which will transmit HIV is that of Sexual Intercourse and Sperm of an infected person. Although in an adult, or a person who is of legal age to have sexual relation's; HIV can be transmitted via Underwear, Towel's, Bath Sponges etc a baby cannot transmit HIV in any part of the world as it is illegal in any country of the world for a baby to participate in any form of sexual activity and a baby of such tender year's does not hold the mental intelligence or knowledge of how to perform sexual masterbation upon it's self in order to cause any transmission of any HIV. I don't think there is anything seriously for any of you to worry about and if the child is under the age of having legal sex, then the child should be treated just the same as the other's in your family. What the child will want is love and affection from all of you and in view of the fact that kissing and cuddling does not transmit HIV, both these will go a long way in creating a stable bond with the family and give the child the showing of love, affection and security of a family atmospher which this child needs. Although you have not stated the age of this child, he, or she should be treated the same as all the other member's of your household, or if this is not possible, then the child should not be fostered by your family. I therefore trust that this answer's your medical question. If you require any further information upon this matter, then please e-mail me for a reply.
How can I convince myself that adoption is just as good as having my own baby?
I'm sorry if this comes across as rude, but this question makes me sick. It disgusts me that you 'have to adopt a little baby' and not an older child! I think that is absolutely horrible, and I am positive many other users agree with me. You want a baby- you don't want to be a parent. There is a big, big difference. Get over your selfish 'I want a baby' attitude and adopt an older child. It is free of charge and better for society. Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
Why don't humans stop having children and adopt instead?
This is one of those questions where a carefully thought-out ideal is superimposed on the messy and spontaneous but beautiful and poignant miracle that is life.It is akin to asking: "Why don't we all become vegetarians, seeing that the production of dairy and meat involves such a huge expenditure of energy and is taking its toll on the earth?" or, "Why do countries fight one another instead of sitting nicely and reaching agreements that are satisfying to both sides?"And yet it is not, because we are biologically and emotionally wired to have kids that are our own flesh and blood.My wife and I had our three kids as a result of a spontaneous efflorescence of love. Of course, we had discussed having kids previously, and were both in agreement that we wanted to have several munchkins gleefully gamboling around the house.I have tremendous respect for those who adopt, and whenever I see a family with an adopted child I am deeply touched. When I think about what they might have had to go through in order to adopt, and what they are giving to offspring to whom they are not genetically related, I am humbled.But it requires a tremendous amount of thought and planning, and, at times, leaping over red tape and jumping through kafkaesque bureaucratic hoops -- things that the vast majority of people would not pause to consider as they are carried forth by the currents of their lives.