[Marilyn]

My father had the same idea about adoption that your mother has, Pony. This is one reason that we did not adopt before we had our girls. When I hold someone elses baby, however, I know, for myself that is, that I could love an adopted child as much as my own birth children. My husband and I have recently discussed becoming foster parents. I've made a couple of phone calls, but may even consider that option at this point in our lives. There are so many children out there who need a stable home. I know it would not be easy, and there is a lot of training to go through to become foster parents, but I'm sure the rewards would outweight the negatives. We're just at the thinking about it stage right now though. We would need to make some adjustments in our current activities and lifestyle to have the time we would need to foster children.