Pen Is Mightier
I know this is a touchy feely topic for a lot of people, but let's try to keep it respectful.
What do you guys/girls think of having a lesbian couple having a child and raising it(sperm donor/adoption)? Gay couple(surrogate/adoption)?
Do you WANT to have children? WILL you have children? (Yes those are two different questions, WANTS and ACTIONS are different).
Here is my idea.
First, I think it is "better" for a lesbian couple to raise a child than a gay couple. It seems easier for two women to raise a child properly than two guys and society I feel would look down on it less than a gay couple. I think two guys raising a child could do a fine job but I think they would receive too much crap in school for it.
I WANT to have a child but...I would want it to be my OWN, meaning I would want it to have half of my DNA and half of a surrogate's DNA. I would probably "accept" an adopted child but would prefer my own. Again this is what I WANT. I would not in reality have a child though because I would not want my son/daughter to have an overly stressful/sad life because of the pressure/picking on they would receive throughout their ENTIRE life starting in elementary school. They would be picked on or beat up by students and I'm sure teachers would do something that would make them feel awkward. Then as they get older they would have to deal with being a teenager in this awkward situation and then eventually live with it their entire life.
I'm not saying it's a horrible thing to do or anything...who knows maybe my ideas will change and I'll have a son or daughter but right now I don't think it is fair to the child to put them through that so that I can feel better by having a child.
Now it's your turn.
What do you guys/girls think of having a lesbian couple having a child and raising it(sperm donor/adoption)? Gay couple(surrogate/adoption)?
Do you WANT to have children? WILL you have children? (Yes those are two different questions, WANTS and ACTIONS are different).
Here is my idea.
First, I think it is "better" for a lesbian couple to raise a child than a gay couple. It seems easier for two women to raise a child properly than two guys and society I feel would look down on it less than a gay couple. I think two guys raising a child could do a fine job but I think they would receive too much crap in school for it.
I WANT to have a child but...I would want it to be my OWN, meaning I would want it to have half of my DNA and half of a surrogate's DNA. I would probably "accept" an adopted child but would prefer my own. Again this is what I WANT. I would not in reality have a child though because I would not want my son/daughter to have an overly stressful/sad life because of the pressure/picking on they would receive throughout their ENTIRE life starting in elementary school. They would be picked on or beat up by students and I'm sure teachers would do something that would make them feel awkward. Then as they get older they would have to deal with being a teenager in this awkward situation and then eventually live with it their entire life.
I'm not saying it's a horrible thing to do or anything...who knows maybe my ideas will change and I'll have a son or daughter but right now I don't think it is fair to the child to put them through that so that I can feel better by having a child.
Now it's your turn.