The adoption of a child is a major step in everyone's life. Adoption of a child occurs when an individual or couple legally takes care of a child and raises the child as their own. Many people feel the need to adopt for many different reasons. If it's because we're single, but we want children. Adoption may be a choice for infertile couples. This can also be a choice for same-sex couples. Even for people who just want to be adopted. There are many different cases that can be cited and many children in need can fill these gaps. Adoption can be long, tedious, and annoying, just like pregnancy would be, but once the parent holds their child, it's all worth it. Children in need desperately need love and someone to hold them at night. Anyone interested in adopting should find the time, money, and energy to pursue adoption. Adoption is a long and arduous process that requires perseverance, but is worth it. Starting adoption is the longest part of the entire process. First of all, the couple or person wishing to adopt must become familiar with the very concept of adoption. They may want to subscribe to magazines, go to the library, talk to friends who have adopted, and research the topic. Make sure the house the child comes home to is stable and has enough space to make them comfortable. The adopting couple or person must understand that this is a huge responsibility and once started, it must be completed. An article in the York Times' NewRelaford 2 said: “Adoption is a wonderful option that works wonderfully for so many people. But it's not easy. It’s not simple” (Klien 1). Once the couple or person adopting is mentally... .. middle of paper ...... it will be easier for them to have a feeling of more of a son towards their father or a mother towards their daughters. The child will not know anything different from how the adoptive parents raised him, which is easier for adoptive parents to deal with. Works Cited Caldwell, Mardie. Called for adoption. Nevada City: American Carriage House, 2011. Web.Espejo, Roman, ed. Adoption: opposing points of view. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 2002. Print. Kinn, Gail. Be my baby. New York: A Division of Workers, 2000. Print. Klein, Amy. “Have you ever thought about adoption.” The New York Times. October 29, 2013: 1-2. Fertility Journal. Internet. March 26, 2014. “Facts About Open Adoption.” » Independent adoption center. Independent adoption center. 2013. Internet. March 30, 2014. “What can you learn from your answers?” » Foster Care and Adoption Self-Assessment Guide. Iowa Children's Network. and Web. April 13 2014.