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Originally Posted by ivi0nk3y

Now for no.1, I personally don't agree with same sex couples bringing up children. This is utter selfishness to me that a child doesn't need. I believe a child needs both sexed parents to have a fair chance at growing up. If there are any cases where a child has been raised in this manner then its yet to be identified in what way this child may have developed and how well he/she has grown up. A same sexed couple may have been able to provide a house and home and raise a child but I don't think they'll do a great job of instilling both what a male and female parenting system has to offer.

You know, I kind of disagree with this one. Just because two people are attracted to someone of the same gender, doesn't mean that they should be denied the right of having children if they so choose to have them, although, honestly, I am literally on the fence with this issue and usually try to avoid it since I can see where you're coming from on this issue, and I sort of feel this way, and then I can see it from the couple's point of view.

For no.2, I believe a father can do a great job at raising kids but he shouldn't have to. The kid will still need values instilled by a "woman" to be able to function in situations that require those values. Where the child picks these up from is then a lottery.

There are female relatives outside of a mother. It could be a grandmother, a cousin, an aunt. If it's a situation where it is just the father, there can be "substitutions". I grew up in a two-parent home, but I always admired my mother's younger sister. She was in the Navy, very independent, and was able to travel around the world, and I really admired that about her. She's more mellow now, and is a single mother, but she's still pretty cool to me.

That aside, what exactly do you mean, "he shouldn't have to"?

For no.3, a child needs a role model which is the father. This child will look for a role model and is more likely to become "bad" if he/she stays out on the streets, looking to learn about the world from peers or whoever can provide this knowledge.

But this occurs in two-parent homes too.

I can personally vouch for this. Being raised by a single mother i've had to go out and learn about the world by myself, making my own mistakes and learning from them.

Sorry to hear that you went through that, but the same can apply to kids who grow up or grew up in a two-parent home. It's not exclusive to just those who grew up in a single-parent home.

However He/She will most likely have a problem keeping a relationship without learning how to love and care for their partner, which I believe is what a mother instills in her kids. It is up to the child and their personality to pursue this knowledge if he/she desires and learn from his/her mistakes.

That's ironic. I really feel that I'm incapable of "romantic" love and my parents have always been loving towards me, so this can't truly always apply.