Do you think this is a good idea?

Is it a healthy environment for a child to be raised in a house where their immediate influences are ones that are decidedly alternative?

OR

Is it better for a child to be raised by parents that love them instead of a loveless hetero house?

Discuss

It's kind of a touchy subject, but I can see where problems with the child might arise. I mean what if the kid asks one of his two dads, "How come I don't have a mommy?", or asks his two moms the same question? I guess there's nothing wrong with it if the two people are prepared to answer all the child's questions, cause you know the kid is gonna have a lot.

I agree with squeeze. As long as they understand that there will be problems because of the nature of thier relationship, then that is fine.

If two parents love each other and love the child, its a much better situation than most kids are in

Nothing wrong with it at all. If they can be good parents, why not?

It is a pity Rigid got banned cause I think he would have really offered something to this debate.

More opinions people...we need more opinions!

Originally posted by seldomTap
It is a pity Rigid got banned cause I think he would have really offered something to this debate.

More opinions people...we need more opinions!

basicly, you want someone to say no

i think it would be to hard on the kid during school years, getting picked on and all that ****, even if the parent would love the kid its a bad idea..

I was unaware that rigid was banned. Oh well. Didn't even miss the schizo.
I don't see anything wrong with a homosexual couple adopting a child if they really want one. There are a lot of children out there who don't have **** for parents, so they need someone to love them, and if a homosexual couple is willing to do so, then that's good for the child. But I'm agree with Squezze. The couple better be able to answer the questions the child is going to ask one day. There is really no way around it.
I'm not saying that I'm totally for it. I guess there are positive and negative aspects to a situation like this...

Like Playful Agony just said. The child could be picked on and ridiculed in school for it. Kids are cruel.

I went to school with a couple of kids who had lesbian moms<?>
The girl turned out ok but the boy was arrested once for running down the street in women's panties and panty hose. True story.
He had a really messed up sense of reality. Once in school he put a paper clip in an electric socket because it "gave him special powers" all I saw it gave him was a burn mark and a knot on the back of his head. Anyway what were we talking about? Oh yeah gay parents. Um sure why not

If the parents love the child and can raise it there shouldn't even be question of the sexualality.

Well I think if they want one, they should have every right to.

As long as they love it that's all that matters.

Hmmm....

next question...if the hetero divrce rate is currently around 50% in western countries...what is the average time expectancy of a gay couple? Would they be together long enough to support the child long term??

I'm in support of gay couples adopting.
I DEFINATELY do not approve of in-vitro techniques/artificial semination/surrogate mothers/etc to allow the to have kids.

- The Jake

I can understand everyone's point of view on this.

boys have a penis, girls have a vagina so having a pair of jocks for family will help for birth control my conclusion its ok.

lesbian moms are cool.

**** that ****, seriously if two guyas were ment to have kids together they would have had vaginas.

plus the amount of **** tthe kid would get given, plus the mental hang ups of having two poofs for parents, would send the poor kid mad

no offense to anyone but i feel they shouldn't adopt. They are doing it for themselves, the gay couple don't realize how much torture and torment their kids will go through because of their sexuality.

I agree in that sense... **** me, I wouldn't want to be a kid in that boat.

That said, there are plenty of straight people who shouldn't be parents let alone breed. The fact that a gay person could make a better parent than a straight person should be given consideration.

- The Jake

In theory yes, though I'm sure the therapy bills could get pricey, but hey, that would probably happen anyway. I don't think gay couples should adopt puppies and kitties though, because they might grow up to be gay...there is nothing worse than gay dogs and cats, they're an abomination to both god and man...

very true Jake.

I know abusive parents (no not mine!) I wouldn't trust my cat with, let alone a human being.... :(

- The Jake

good point jake ive had some expeirience with that and your exactly right, the abusive parents inflict physical pain and suffering on their child but the suuffering a child would get froim having gay parents would be different yet just as damaging, imagin grwoing up know you "DADS" take it up the smack , plus having your friends( if you ever got any) knowiong it too, and once it became public knowlage, the child would be harresed no end, not to mention the subjeect of his own sexualityy......that must also be taken into acount

With this post all the threads on the 1st page of OT have had the last post made by me

i'm gaining on you, and no to the *** question