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Ruth Davidson
Just heard that Ruth Davidson had given birth to a boy. The Scottish Conservative leader tweeted on Friday afternoon that she and her partner Jen Wilson named the child Finn Paul Davidson. He weighed 10lb 1.5oz. Not quite sure how I feel about this but wish wee Finn a long and happy life.
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Let's take it as fact that the most important thing is the child.
Whether the parents be two women who are lesbians or two blokes that are gay or a hetero man and woman etc etc...
But why is it so wrong to hold the opinion that the best environment for a child is a mother and father?
Are we now at the point where this is considered the 'wrong' opinion? Because some of the comments on this thread would appear to suggest it is.
Whether the parents be two women who are lesbians or two blokes that are gay or a hetero man and woman etc etc...
But why is it so wrong to hold the opinion that the best environment for a child is a mother and father?
Are we now at the point where this is considered the 'wrong' opinion? Because some of the comments on this thread would appear to suggest it is.
I completely agree murraymints - good luck to them. I think they make a wonderful couple and I have no doubts they'll do a brilliant job.
I think Ruth Davidson is a fantastic Tory and I wish she wouldn't waste her time up there and throw herself into power where it matters - she'd make a great Tory leader (and we need one), but it does irritate me that people who think the best people for parenthood are a mother and father are considered wrong. And I don't think they are.
Yes (yawn and sigh - booooring) there are bad mother and father parents, but most aren't and they bring their kids up well.
I think Ruth Davidson is a fantastic Tory and I wish she wouldn't waste her time up there and throw herself into power where it matters - she'd make a great Tory leader (and we need one), but it does irritate me that people who think the best people for parenthood are a mother and father are considered wrong. And I don't think they are.
Yes (yawn and sigh - booooring) there are bad mother and father parents, but most aren't and they bring their kids up well.
I'm not sure there's any concrete evidence to believe that having a male and female parent as a role model is essential or even beneficial. For that matter, even single-parent families aren't necessarily too much of a handicap. The dominant contribution to the child's well-being is stability and love, however that's achieved and whoever that's come from. Just because same-sex families are fairly new, and heterosexual couples were the way it was done for most of history, isn't in itself a reason to favour one over the other.
I don't think it's unreasonable to be a little, shall we say, nervous about the child's prospects with same-sex parents, but that should be a prompt to actually research the impacts, rather than reach a snap conclusion and then stick to it without further thought.
I don't think it's unreasonable to be a little, shall we say, nervous about the child's prospects with same-sex parents, but that should be a prompt to actually research the impacts, rather than reach a snap conclusion and then stick to it without further thought.
I have a same sex couple (female) as friends..they each had a child by the same donor at the same time, and now have the most gorgeous boys a week apart in age...now 9 years old and brighter, happier boys you will never meet..as both mums are ! a lovely couple, their gender is not even seen any longer they are the most wonderful parents..just happen to be mum and mum
I can only speak personally, but taking my son to football on Saturday and Rugby on Sunday suits me better than my wife who has no interest in either, and my wife taking my daughter to have her nails and hair done suits both of them rather then me doing it, as I have no interest in either.
I like to think my kids are well adjusted having been brought up in a 'traditional' (I will not use the word 'normal' - although I'd like to) family environment.
As are every other couple and their kids that we know.
But to hold this opinion seems anathema to some - and I find that odd.
I like to think my kids are well adjusted having been brought up in a 'traditional' (I will not use the word 'normal' - although I'd like to) family environment.
As are every other couple and their kids that we know.
But to hold this opinion seems anathema to some - and I find that odd.
The only reason to be nervous, Jim is because of the reaction the family will get from the likes of some on this thread.
Maybe we're lucky but the two children in our family being brought up by two ladies and by two chaps are growing into fine people.
There may be problems ahead but knowing their parents as I do they'll be well able to deal with them.....and they'll be kind and caring adults.....x
Maybe we're lucky but the two children in our family being brought up by two ladies and by two chaps are growing into fine people.
There may be problems ahead but knowing their parents as I do they'll be well able to deal with them.....and they'll be kind and caring adults.....x
