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Originally posted by idoru Because prior to hitting puberty, they wouldn't have brought the child up to be completely comfortable talking to either of them about it, nor would they educate themselves on the matter. Yes, homosexual couples will be ill-prepared for these kinds of things. You don't need to have a vagina to explain the menstrual cycle and you certainly don't need one in order to be able to communicate properly with a female. Hell, by the ignorance you seem to be exhibiting here in regards to the topic, wouldn't most people consider homosexual males to be far more "feminine" in the first place, thus allowing them to identify easier with their potential "daughter(s)"?

There's a big difference between educating ones self on an experience and having the experience of going through it. It is not ignorant to believe that the person that went through it wouldn't have the best understanding and insight to explain it to another person that has also went through it.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson It's not illegal for a single parent to raise a child.

I'm not talking about the legality of the issue. I'm talking about the cultural and societal effects of the issue.

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Originally posted by weymouth There's a big difference between educating ones self on an experience and having the experience of going through it. It is not ignorant to believe that the person that went through it wouldn't have the best understanding and insight to explain it to another person that has also went through it.

Do homosexual men not have close, personal female friends who are either possibly A.) Best friends, B.) Godparents, or C.) Still close enough to the family to properly educate the child with a relative feeling of closeness?

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Originally posted by idoru Do homosexual men not have close, personal female friends who are either possibly A.) Best friends, B.) Godparents, or C.) Still close enough to the family to properly educate the child with a relative feeling of closeness?

I agree with you on this one. I feel that children of homosexual parents will find a close family member or friend that will become almost their surrogate heterosexual dad or mom. That type of bound might be instinctual for humans.

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Originally posted by weymouth What are you talking about? Please explain my relative ignorance and fear regarding homosexuality based on what I've said.

I'm sorry you cannot tell the difference. Let me explain your own logic to you:

If homosexual parents are ill-equipped to prepare their children for dealing with heterosexual issues, then clearly, your parents' heterosexuality has impeded upon your ability to fully understand homosexuality, therby making your participation in this very discussion utterly worthless because - you know - a person only knows and is prepared to deal with the things that his or her parents explain to them in life!

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Originally posted by ownymcown as far as homos adopting kids, i think one would have to think in the best interests of the children. not all kids would benefit from having gay parents, so sexuality should be one of the factors they consider (like stability, income, criminal record, etc).

Agreed. Here are more factors to consider.

Not all kids would benefit from having Muslim parents, because some of them are terrorists.

Not all kids would benefit from having black parents, because some of them are poor, speak Ebonics, listen to rap, and steal.

Not all kids would benefit from having Mormon parents, because some male Mormon's have too many wives and the kids won't know which mommy to look up to.

Not all kids would benefit from having people who used to go to raves as parents, because some of them did drugs and have warped brains.

Not all kids would benefit from having Jews as parents, because many of them are hypochondriacs and worry more about money than their own kids.

Not all kids would benefit from having Latinos as parents, because some of them are wetbacks and can barely support themselves let alone sit up-right because they drink too much.

Not all kids would benefit from having Native Americans as parents, because some own casinos and gambling is wrong.

Not all kids would benefit from having dancers as parents, because most of them stop dancing at 40 and then some can't find a stable income thereafter.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On I'm sorry you cannot tell the difference. Let me explain your own logic to you: If homosexual parents are ill-equipped to prepare their children for dealing with heterosexual issues, then clearly, your parents' heterosexuality has impeded upon your ability to fully understand homosexuality, therby making your participation in this very discussion utterly worthless because - you know - a person only knows and is prepared to deal with the things that his or her parents explain to them in life!

My point with bringing up the menstruation issue was not that the parents would be ill-equipped to prepare the child for life but that the child would have a lack of options of who to communicate with during that particular issue that might effect the mental growth of the child when dealing with sexual issues.

Idoru made a good point that the child would probably seek out the lacking emphasizing knowledge from another family member or friend.

I did not feel that my statement said "homosexual parents cannot deal with heterosexual issues." My statement was more "Children of homosexual parents may have some sort of longing to understand issues from the perspective of the sex that is absent in the family."

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Originally posted by weymouth I did not feel that my statement said "homosexual parents cannot deal with heterosexual issues." My statement was more "Children of homosexual parents may have some sort of longing to understand issues from the perspective of the sex that is absent in the family."

Wait I'm confused here. So a boy raised by two moms will not know how his dick works? Or is he supposed to find a father figure and say "hey how does your dick work?" I figured out how my dick worked without a dad. I learned in 5th grade about sex, although I had no problems messing around with naked boys and girls regardless of the fact I was raised by a single parent.

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Not even close to the context of what I wrote.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson It's not illegal for a single parent to raise a child.

it should be

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced it should be

So then every time straight parents divorce, which is 50% of the time, their kids have to go up for adoption? Brilliant!

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