For a Yoruba woman, a child is a beautiful, bountiful bundle of Joy from God. Culturally, without children, marriage is not complete.
That is why the mother-in-law often goes out of her way to find a fertile woman for her son. Yoruba women believe that family's lineage does noyt live on without the appearance of a child after the matrimonial vow.

My question is, why is it so hard for us to adopt? There are many homeless beggar children, esp Hausa-Fulani children, on the street nowadays. Why can't we, as the mothers of our society, learn to adopt children?

i think it is time for africans to change their mentality towards adoption. i have heard of our pple saying why should i adopt when i can have my own?
you see them having 10 kids  year after year but why not have 2- 3 of your own and one adopted? 

you adopt, others will mock you
you cant have a child, your husband will be nacking in secret or he marries another wifey 
interesting.

Ebony, it is a general thing my sister.

I plan to adopt kids, i know people are not keen on that but i would sooo love to adopt kids,

I know everyone wants to have a natural birth but whether or not you have that, a child is a child,

well i have put my name of for fostering a child, once my application is approved, i am going to be the mum of a little boy! i rather a child already grown though. i dont mind babies but its going to be hard to manage one while i work,

if i wa super rich i will adpot hundreds of kids,

NubiaQ, great move. i plan to do the same in the future. have mine and adopt 1 or some.
i'd love a boy too .

armyofone:

NubiaQ, great move. i plan to do the same in the future. have mine and adopt 1 or some.
i'd love a boy too  .

Thats cool! well my plan is to do an angelina jolie and have children of different cultures.

Boys are cool to adopt, goodluck when the time comes for you!

Thanks for your posts guys, I'll analyze them when I get out of these finals

Ileke-IdI:

For a Yoruba woman, a child is a beautiful, bountiful bundle of Joy from God. Culturally, without children, marriage is not complete.
That is why the mother-in-law often goes out of her way to find a fertile woman for her son. Yoruba women believe that family's lineage does noyt live on without the appearance of a child after the matrimonial vow.

My question is, why is it so hard for us to adopt? There are many homeless beggar children, esp Hausa-Fulani children, on the street nowadays. Why can't we, as the mothers of our society, learn to adopt children?

Another foolish assumption. Why she thinks that hausa Fulani has the highest number of homeless and poverty stricken children in Nigeria beats me. Where is your data?. Are those alaye in every corner of lagos Island begging for N20 not Yorubas? what is the difference between them and the begging Fulani kids?

Ileke-IdI:

Thanks for your posts guys, I'll analyze them when I get out of these finals

Your finals nor dey ever finish?