Adoption! Any adopted mers or mers who have/are planning to adopt?

[Mermaid Cascada]

I make it no secret that I'm adopted and I'm proud of it :) It makes me who I am. I've been blessed to have such a beautiful family and a wonderful life. Admittedly, it's weird not knowing things about yourself that usually are a given. I ask my myself things such as; what ethnicity am I?; What is my family health history?; Did anyone in my family have any health conditions that I have because it'd be helpful to know lol! But the mystery has some fun too it :D Maybe I was an egg destined to become a merling after being washed up onto the shore following a sudden storm?

Are there any other adopted mers out there or mers who have adopted or anyone who is thinking about adopting? Btw if anyone has any questions about adopting or what it's like being adopted feel free to ask!

Edit:I'm not an expert but I will answer to the best of my ability and my experiences are not the same as everyone else's and may vary. And for anyone interested I will share my adoption story below :)

[Mermaid Cascada]

Hiya! I'm Kimmie and I am adopted! ^.^
I was adopted when I was four years old after custody was taken away from my birth parents. However, I was in the system long before that...
From the age of about three months I was placed in foster care. My parents had drug addictions and were not able to take care of my brothers, sisters, and I properly. We were left at home alone at days at a time without basic supplies. Some other things went down as well but I don't think I should say, for the sake of keeping this post clean. I have no memory of any of this. I have no memory of my parents, my brothers and sisters, our visits, our social-care worker, or anything else of that matter.
I do however, have memory of my foster parents and the fun times we spent together. I had the same foster parents those four years before I was placed up for adoption. And guess who adopted me? Yup! My foster parents ^.^ I couldn't have asked for a better mom and dad! I now also have three adopted sisters! One of which is my Mom's biological daughter. But we are all loved the same :)
I have also had the wonderfilled experience of being a foster sister to three amazing children :) My parents have fostered eleven or more children though.
In my future I might plan on locating my brothers and sisters if they're willing to be found :p I also plan on sharing my story and possibly even starting or joining a foundation for adoption. Aaand that's about it :D

[AniaR]

Merman Dan adopted several of his kids :)

If I can't have children, I will adopt. The option to adopt my niece may also happen at some point in my life.

[SeaGlass Siren]

I am adopting because the world is overpopulated and there are children out there who need love and attention. Not at the moment but in the future I am once I'm financially stable.

[MermaidCora]

I am adopted and I have actually met my birthmother and her new family! It was amazing to learn about her and her family, but I did love the mystery of history! I have written many stories about my imaginative mermaid heritage!! I am also very proud of my adoption!!! My birthmom had actually brought up my being a mermaid before I think I ever told her!!! And her kids share my fascination with them!! :D <3

[Mermaid Lorelei]

One of my aunts was adopted. We only found out about her a few years ago.

As for me, I am personally terrified of giving birth. My husband and I would like to have children, but we might have to go the adoption route. I just don't know if I could get over my pregnancy anxiety.

[PhaylennMurúch]

I was adopted at birth, my bio mom was also adopted but her adoption was not a legal one. She was sold from a Mother/Baby home in Ireland

[Meronica]

I may adopt if I reach my 30s and decide that I want children. The idea of pregnancy and childbirth makes me very uncomfortable and I don't think I'll ever want children badly enough to "just get over it" like so many older people tell me.

When he was seven, my boyfriend and his three year old half-sister were taken away because his mother was caught by the police smoking crack in a mall parking lot. He spent some time in the foster care system and unfortunately did not have a very positive experience. :( His grandmother was able to gain custody of him, but his younger sister was adopted by her godparents. He is now 22 and she's 18-- and just a few months ago managed to find him on Instagram and they met up after not seeing each other for all of those years. I hear her adoptive family is lovely, though! I'm so happy for them, and though my boyfriend's mother is still a part of his life, I find it difficult to respect anyone who would endanger their children like that (even if her drug problems are behind her now). The most unselfish thing any person could do in this world is adopt a child into a loving, safe home. <3

[Mermaid Cascada]

Wow! it's awesome to hear all your stories and it's really cool to see so many mers are planning to adopt. I plan on adopting when I'm older too :D

[Merman Dan]

While I was not adopted, I secretly harbor the belief that my mother hatched me from an egg she found on the side of the road. ;) 


My wife and I have three birth children, now ages 20, 16, and 10. It became clear, some time after the birth of our youngest daughter, that my wife was unable to have more children of her own due to medical reasons.

Having followed the journeys of several friends, we then turned to adoption. As my oldest son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after birth, we chose to adopt special needs children. We journeyed to China for a daughter, a two-year old child born with cleft lip and palate. A year later we returned to China for our son, then 6, born with spina bifida. While there we learned of his foster sister, then 13, who also had spina bifida. In a year we returned for her. Years later we traveled to Taiwan for our son, who was born with mild cerebral palsy.

Now the kids are ages 10, 11, 13, 13, 16, 20 and 20 (not counting my father-in-law, who also lives with us, whom we call our “oldest child” ;) ).

Are we done with seven? Who knows!

[Mermaid Cascada]

Wow Dan! That's amazing! I remember you telling me that before. Really awesome!