Comments on: A Concerned Parent on Same-sex Parents http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/ char question = (( 2 * b ) || !( 2 * b )) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steve S. http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Steve S. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:57:51 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-140 It seems I'm a little late to the party, but I still feel the need to comment. While I do not disagree with same-sex partnerships and parenting, I do believe that every child needs a stable mother and father figure actively participating in their life. For instance; What does a man, gay or not, know about the various emotional challenges a teenage girl will go through during her development into a young woman? And how can anyone expect that man to deal with those situations as a woman would. Men and women experience many aspects of life in different ways, there are experiences that women will never have in life because they are not men, and vice versa. Our life experiences are the greatest tools we have to raise and pass on to our children. While I do not believe that hetero couples are better parents than same-sex couples, I do believe that there are parts of the human experience that a same-sex couple simply cannot impart on a child. Regards, Steve It seems I’m a little late to the party, but I still feel the need to comment.

While I do not disagree with same-sex partnerships and parenting, I do believe that every child needs a stable mother and father figure actively participating in their life.

For instance; What does a man, gay or not, know about the various emotional challenges a teenage girl will go through during her development into a young woman? And how can anyone expect that man to deal with those situations as a woman would. Men and women experience many aspects of life in different ways, there are experiences that women will never have in life because they are not men, and vice versa. Our life experiences are the greatest tools we have to raise and pass on to our children.

While I do not believe that hetero couples are better parents than same-sex couples, I do believe that there are parts of the human experience that a same-sex couple simply cannot impart on a child.

Regards,

Steve

]]> By: Joe M http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Joe M Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:40:57 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-139 "Two vaginas, two peni (is that right?) Who the hell cares….two hearts is what is important." I don't think I could have said it better. **---** Thank you, Nancy! **---** Tyler, it's interesting, I've yet to meet someone who was truly permanently broken by a divorce. **---** "Still, most of them, if asked, would say that raising children is a two-person job best accomplished by a mother and father." That's my favorite, since he states it as plain fact, rather than spurious speculation. “Two vaginas, two peni (is that right?) Who the hell cares….two hearts is what is important.”

I don’t think I could have said it better.

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Thank you, Nancy!

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Tyler, it’s interesting, I’ve yet to meet someone who was truly permanently broken by a divorce.

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“Still, most of them, if asked, would say that raising children is a two-person job best accomplished by a mother and father.”

That’s my favorite, since he states it as plain fact, rather than spurious speculation.

]]> By: jason http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-138 jason Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:21:40 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-138 Still, Isn’t there something in our hearts that tells us, intuitively, that children need a mother and a father? I love that part. He has perfect confidence in his half baked arguments because he has perfect knowledge of the human heart. Still, Isn’t there something in our hearts that tells us, intuitively, that children need a mother and a father?

I love that part. He has perfect confidence in his half baked arguments because he has perfect knowledge of the human heart.

]]> By: Nancy Willing http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Nancy Willing Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:34:10 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-137 that my wonderful wife does not, just as she adds some things that I, her amazingly attractive and charming** husband, do not. *** watch out world!!! With parent like you guys, those kids of yours will, no doubt, be participants toward the greater good. that my wonderful wife does not, just as she adds some things that I, her amazingly attractive and charming** husband, do not.
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watch out world!!!
With parent like you guys, those kids of yours will, no doubt, be participants toward the greater good.

]]> By: TPN http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-136 TPN Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:55:19 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-136 Dobson is a medieval bigot, dangerous propaqandist, and wingnut extraordinaire. The fact that anyone takes him seriously is as disturbing as the twisted nonsense he shovels into the public domain with his pseudo-authoritative lunacy. But what I really think is that Joe is 100% right about this. I came from a divorced parent home and I found the blessings outweighed the challenges in forming lasting love for family and a positive approach to life. Sure it wasn't easy but is anything worthwhile truly easy? Dobson is a medieval bigot, dangerous propaqandist, and wingnut extraordinaire. The fact that anyone takes him seriously is as disturbing as the twisted nonsense he shovels into the public domain with his pseudo-authoritative lunacy.

But what I really think is that Joe is 100% right about this. I came from a divorced parent home and I found the blessings outweighed the challenges in forming lasting love for family and a positive approach to life. Sure it wasn’t easy but is anything worthwhile truly easy?

]]> By: Meg Madjeski http://www.meritboundalley.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Meg Madjeski Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:16:38 +0000 http://seculardad.net/2006/12/12/a-concerned-parent-on-same-sex-parents/#comment-135 Yes, my amazingly attractive and charming husband, you defintitely bring things to the child rearing of our children that I cannot. Of course, myself being a mother and also the child of divorced parents, one of whom is homosexual, you know that I agree wholeheartedly with this post and think that Mr. Dobson is full of it. I would much rather have my father and his partner parenting our children together, than someone else that is married, but miserable. Two vaginas, two peni (is that right?) Who the hell cares....two hearts is what is important. I love you!! Thank you for writing about this oh, so important subject!!! Your wonderful, adoring wife!! Yes, my amazingly attractive and charming husband, you defintitely bring things to the child rearing of our children that I cannot. Of course, myself being a mother and also the child of divorced parents, one of whom is homosexual, you know that I agree wholeheartedly with this post and think that Mr. Dobson is full of it. I would much rather have my father and his partner parenting our children together, than someone else that is married, but miserable. Two vaginas, two peni (is that right?) Who the hell cares….two hearts is what is important.

I love you!! Thank you for writing about this oh, so important subject!!!

Your wonderful, adoring wife!!

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