Food for Thought

How do you explain to people who say that if you're fundraising, you shouldn't adopt a child because you cannot afford to raise a child?  How do you make them understand that there are many fees attached to the adoption process that not everyone knows about?  Or that there's a tax write-off for adoption funds?  Or that you DO have the funds and home and heart to raise a child in a very nice home, to save money for their college fund, to take care of them....but you don't necessarily have the 10k to 50k+ upfront that could be needed for an adoption?

Received this message tonight on one of our fundraisers.  Not sure if I should waste my time and think about this some more....or not give it a second thought?

A message I received tonight on my GOFUNDME account.  Originally I deleted it.  But now I'm going to put it out there.  If you agree with her post, please let me know.

Dear Mindi,

Jeanette Jancee has posted a comment to your fund:

No, you are not ENTITLED to a baby. You are ESPECIALLY not entitled to SOMEBODY ELSE's baby! The fact that you're fundraising?? Tells me you CANNOT AFFORD A BABY. This business of claiming to be able to care for a kid but not pay the fees to adopt that kid? A TOTAL CROCK!! Do you know why women relinquish babies? Cuz they cannot afford to raise them!! Neither can YOU!

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