Autumns.mommy

So my best friend of 9 years is preg again with her 5th child. She is a single mom and already has 4 kids with 3 men. All 4 of them were recently taken away by DHS because of her drinking and drug use, and because she has no job or stable home. She told me her bf wants her to have an abortion, but she is against it 100%. I told her it was not a good idea to keep the child and that she needs to get her life together so she can get her kids back. I also told her I would love to adopt it if she didnt abort. Am I crazy for doing this? I have pcos and have tried everything aside from major tratments (ivf and the like) because of the chance it wont work and its so costly. I know adoption and rasing a child is also expensive, but its more of a guarenteed thing. I am just worried she would regret it later down the line and try to take the baby back from me. She told me she wouldnt mind giving it to me, because she realizes she is in no place to have another child. I just dont want to stress our friendship over this..... *sigh* its like God opened a door for me, but I am afraid of what awaits on the other side. I still have to talk to DH about this, I know he will be all over it and excited... I just donno if its the right thing to do.

Thanks for listening to me vent, any advise would be awesome

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