Serious question

[Avante]

Cool. As I said your opinion and others. If we are talking about perfect parents here through all scenarios I don't see how a single parent or gay parents won't give a child a proper upbringing

Not talking about a proper upbringing. I'm talking about the best possible situation for a child to be in, that wouldn't be a single parent or a gay couple's home. They need a man and a woman in their life.

[Avante]

Young kids are pricks to each other no matter if their parents are heterosexual or sexual, tbh... if Johnny had heterosexual parents in this scenario, chances are the other kids would find something else to on him for, and he'd probably have a -talk arsenal of his own, tbh.....

What really matters is that the parents are supportive, caring, and able to provide for their kid(s).... if those criteria are met, the parents' sexuality is meaningless, and if they aren't, I wouldn't give my kid to them regardless of their sexual orientation, tbh.....

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Why Children Need a Mother and a Father

There are many thousands of studies which have appeared over the past four to five decades showing quite clearly how absolutely important biological mothers and fathers are to the well-being of their children. Study after study has shown that no other factor is more vital to the healthy development of children than having a mum and a dad.
It is a full time job just keeping up with all this social science research. Let me mention one of the most recent studies, this one from the UK. A major study of around 14,000 children born in Britain between 2000 and 2002 found that children in single-parent families behave the worse. Kids brought up by one parent were twice as likely to display behaviour problems early on as those raised by both natural parents.
The research is part of the on-going Millennium Cohort Study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. As Lisa Calderwood from London University’s Ins ute of Education explained: “Living apart from natural fathers can be associated with poverty and negative outcomes for children.”

[AussieFanKurt]

I want a peer reviewed journal please

[Avante]

paste....

http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/gpr/5/4/382/

1. This article explores the cultural construction of fatherhood in America, as well as the consequences of this construction as a motivator for understudying fathers—especially father love—for nearly a century in developmental and family research. It then reviews evidence from 6 categories of empirical studies showing the powerful influence of fathers' love on children's and young adults' social, emotional, and cognitive development and functioning. Much of this evidence suggests that the influence of father love on offspring's development is as great as and occasionally greater than the influence of mother love. Some studies conclude that father love is the sole significant predictor of specific outcomes after controlling for the influence of mother love. Overall, father love appears to be as heavily implicated as mother love in offsprings' psychological well-being and health, as well as in an array of psychological and behavioral problems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

[AussieFanKurt]

lol 2001. I take current studies only son

[Avante]

lol 2001. I take current studies only son

If you really don't know that any child is better off being raised ...normally....meaning with their father and mother then all the studies in the world won't help you, son. It's simply common sense.

Boy is getting bullied at school, he needs a man to talk to not a woman. Little girl is starting to notice a few changes, she needs a woman.

All this...well gays can...and...a single parent can..... Why go that route if you can have a normal family?

[johnsmith]

I've never met one, have you?

Mason...so is "Nature Boy" Ric Flair the best ever?
Me...actually the guy he got his "Nature Boy" personna from was better.
Mason...huh?
Me...yep, back in the day we had the original "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, he's the guy Flair patterened himself after, right down to his finishing hold the figure four leglock, a hold that Dory Funk taught him.
Mason...cool.

Trust me no mom is telling their son about that.

If I was mason, I would have killed myself around age 15.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

lol naming your son Mason

[GoodOdor]

lol discussing "wrestling" with a son named Mason.

[Ginobilly]

If you really don't know that any child is better off being raised ...normally....meaning with their father and mother then all the studies in the world won't help you, son. It's simply common sense.

Boy is getting bullied at school, he needs a man to talk to not a woman. Little girl is starting to notice a few changes, she needs a woman.

All this...well gays can...and...a single parent can..... Why go that route if you can have a normal family?

exactly!!
you need your mom for certain things and your dad for others. it's crucial for a child to be with his mom most of the time for emotional and developmental support. I work in the field of education here in San Antonio and I notice a lot of behavioral problems with kids who only live with one parent(cause the dad/mom is in jail/dead/left,etc). The truth is children need their moms and dads to be there for them. To protect and to love them. (It's like being thrown into a fight without no training). Not two dudes, two chicks, or your old grandmother(seems like the mexican and black thing to do, is to dump all of your unwanted kids to your wela. which is not fair). society needs to man the up when it comes raising kids!

[Wild Cobra]

OK, I agree with you two. The gay couple is out. That's as bad a a single parent raising a child.

[Clipper Nation]

Avante
"I realize you two lesbians are emotionally stable, caring, and able to provide for my child, but I'm giving my kid to the meth-cooking redneck straight couple from the trailer park down the street instead because at least they can talk about rasslin' "

[ploto]

You would never not want a child in a home with both parents.

When dad is beating the out of mom, you surely do.

[AussieFanKurt]

OK, I agree with you two. The gay couple is out. That's as bad a a single parent raising a child.

Bad? What an interesting generalisation to make that both these situations are bad. What exactly are you basing this on?

[Wild Cobra]

Bad? What an interesting generalisation to make that both these situations are bad. What exactly are you basing this on?

Both a male and female role model are best for growing children. It is just that simple. There are times that it doesn't happen, but any time their is a choice. That is the proper choice.

[AussieFanKurt]

Both a male and female role model are best for growing children. It is just that simple. There are times that it doesn't happen, but any time their is a choice. That is the proper choice.

While if the choice is there and the such that may be. But did you not say that a single parent or gay parents are bad? Reasoning please. If there is no choice and they are good parent(s) then how is it bad exactly?

[DMC]

Both a male and female role model are best for growing children. It is just that simple. There are times that it doesn't happen, but any time their is a choice. That is the proper choice.

Why?

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

lol discussing "wrestling" with a son named Mason.

lol Avante
lol indirectly admitting he's white trash in 20 different ways

[Wild Cobra]

While if the choice is there and the such that may be. But did you not say that a single parent or gay parents are bad? Reasoning please. If there is no choice and they are good parent(s) then how is it bad exactly?

I didn't say it was bad. I'm only agreeing the better choice is the dual sex dual role model family. If you look back this thread, you will see I initially included the gay parents. The arguments here changed my mind.

[Wild Cobra]

Why?

That was already addressed.

[Kori Ellis]

If I was the girl and I didn't care about religion, then I'd pick the Muslims because there is a stay at home mom -- less time with the kid being raised by babysitters.

[Wild Cobra]

If I was the girl and I didn't care about religion, then I'd pick the Muslims because there is a stay at home mom -- less time with the kid being raised by babysitters.

You want to be dominated by your man?

[Fabbs]

What would a kid raised by SpursTalk Mul roll turn out to be?

[Kori Ellis]

You want to be dominated by your man?

I'm not sure what that comment has to do with it. I said if I were the girl and didn't care about religion, that was the best scenario.

Personally, I'd choose the Christian family. But the ideal situation to me would be a Christian family with a stay-at-home/work-at-home parent.

[Wild Cobra]

I'm not sure what that comment has to do with it. I said if I were the girl and didn't care about religion, that was the best scenario.

Personally, I'd choose the Christian family. But the ideal situation to me would be a Christian family with a stay-at-home/work-at-home parent.

You do know don't you, that Muslim women are effectively the property of their husbands, right?