Not to sound discouraging, but the general preference in the adoption world (in any country) is for a stable two-parent family, a married couple consisting of a man and a woman. This is considered to be the optimal situation for children. And, from my own experience, it is the best situation for a parent as well. My husband and I just adopted two siblings from Poland, and honestly, it is not a one-person job. Unless you have a lot of family support around you, it is much more difficult to parent. Of course, in many cases, challenges are much greater with adopted children than with biological children. Of course, it is not impossible, but these are worth thinking about.
BTW, Kiev is in Ukraine not Russia :-)
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Originally Posted by Dhewco
Thanks for the replies, if I decide to go international, I can only hope they mean single fathers. I've never been to Kiev, although Russian history has always been a passion of mine.
The prejudice against single fathers is so pervasive and annoying. Men do get the urge to parent, don't they know that? Some of us just aren't that into the party bachelor lifestyle...we weren't brought up that way.
David
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