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[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

Jeff, I have been married and divorced twice. I have been a single parent longer than a married one. My ability to parent both of my children didn't change as my marital status changed. And if I were to have a woman for a partner, I also don't see how that choice would affect the kind of parent I am to my children. I'm puzzled why you think that changing your sexual orientation would mean you are less of a parent to your children. In what way would that affect the kind of dad you are today?

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Do you know anything about fostering? Hetero parents that have Christian homes have far more hoops to jump through. Many give up on fostering all together, or adopt a foreign child instead of through the state.

Your logic just strikes me as odd. Since there's screwy parents out there, no ideals about who should be parents anymore. That's just insane. You ARE advocating for gay parents to be the norm. How are you not? You said they are just as good as any other loving parents.

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

Again, I don't watch anything on TV that portrays gay people. I don't condone that lifestyle in any way, and I don't care what the show is really about.

I'm still not sure how sexual orientation makes someone less of a parent if they choose to have a same-sex partner vs. one of the opposite sex. To me, it's like telling someone that because they are gay, they aren't as good of a police officer, nurse, lawyer, or burger flipper than someone who isn't gay.

HO, I am agreeing with you on this one. My ex-sister-in-law 'came out' & she actually became a better parent. Both of my nephews are in college and doing well. They are both heterosexual.

Parenting is not something we get a trial run on and many times, no matter our sexual orientation, we make mistakes. Children tend to be resilient and we can pray for our homosexual friends, colleagues, and acquaintances...that is all we can do. Judging parenting based on sexual orientation is judgemental and the responses about abuse, ect are irroneous for the most part.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

HO, I am agreeing with you on this one. My ex-sister-in-law 'came out' & she actually became a better parent. Both of my nephews are in college and doing well. They are both heterosexual.

Parenting is not something we get a trial run on and many times, no matter our sexual orientation, we make mistakes. Children tend to be resilient and we can pray for our homosexual friends, colleagues, and acquaintances...that is all we can do. Judging parenting based on sexual orientation is judgemental and the responses about abuse, ect are irroneous for the most part.

Blessings, Rhoni

The jabs about my spelling are the best some can do about presenting their points of view [which says something about their views] besides I am an excellent speller - I just can't type.

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

HO, I am agreeing with you on this one. My ex-sister-in-law 'came out' & she actually became a better parent. Both of my nephews are in college and doing well. They are both heterosexual.

Parenting is not something we get a trial run on and many times, no matter our sexual orientation, we make mistakes. Children tend to be resilient and we can pray for our homosexual friends, colleagues, and acquaintances...that is all we can do. Judging parenting based on sexual orientation is judgemental and the responses about abuse, ect are irroneous for the most part.

Blessings, Rhoni

Studies have shown that children who come from broken homes and abusive situations follow suit. I'm an exception, and so are my children. But then again, it goes back to the parenting that's done, whether by mom, dad, hetero, or homo. Parenting skills aren't dependent on sexual orientation in any way.

If either of my children (God forbid!) were to be gay, I'd love them, although I wouldn't condone their lifestyle. If they decided to have children in that relationship, they would be my grandchildren, and those children would NEVER hear me speak negatively about their parents.

Then again, it's no different than if either of my children were to decide never to get married, and just shack up with someone and make a family. I wouldn't condone what they are doing, but I'd love them and their children all the same. In neither situation do I believe their parenting skills would be affected simply because of their sexual orientation or their lifestyle.

Oh, and I'm at my friend's house waiting for his kids to get home from school, thus the reason I'm back online before I said I would be. LOL!