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September 23, 2001
WARNING: This entry will offend some readers. If you offend easily you may not want to continue to read any further.
I have been receiving emails and have had posts on my talk to me board about the subject of adoption. I would like to respond once and only once on this topic.
The various emails I have been receiving have been harsh and indicate that if I really cared about children I would just stop ttc unnaturally and adopt. The things said in the emails do not make me think twice about what we are doing or even consider what they are saying to be true. All the emails and posts do is strengthen my resolve that we have every right to be biological parents. If people that would write such harsh things are allowed to procreate we should be allowed to as well.
I would like to just say once and for all that I am not against adoption. Currently the average wait time for private adoption here in Southern Ontario is 5 years. We do not have the financial means to adopt internationally so that is out of the question. Someday we would like to pursue adoption but it is every couples right to procreate. Why should I be denied that right because we have been afflicted by a disease that makes it tougher to get pg. We are still fairly young (mid 20's) my biological clock still has a couple of decades to tick giving us lots of time to pursue our dream.
We have only been ttc for just under 2 years. Many couples with endometriosis try for 3 or more years before finding out what the problem is.
I find that the people who suggest adoption are already biological mothers themselves. I appreciate your suggestions but please do not suggest that we are selfish because we are seeking fertility treatment to have our own biological child. Unless you have walked in the shoes of an infertile couple you have no right to judge or comment against the decisions they make.
I hope this entry will make some women think twice before posting or emailing suggestions to infertile women about adopting as the only alternative to having a baby the "natural" way.
God Bless us all in this time of international conflict.
Courtney
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