I don't have gay parents but what do you think would be the effect on a child growing up in a gay household?
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Kids growing up in a gay enviroment
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It could vary. I am not sure sounds like something Damien or a more experienced person in psychology could answer.
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I am close with a lesbian couple who have 2 children, and they are all really happy..........from what i have seen so far is that the children are less judgemental than other of their age........they are learning that people are all different and that what they look like, or what their sexuality is, isn't important, its who they are thats important............the kids are loved and nurtured, i think thats the important part of it all, kids can be miserable within a hetrosexual couple who argue constantly.I do expect that the kids will be teased and bullied, for having 2 mums........which is sad and shameful, but thats just kids i guess.
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My father died when I was 9, and after that, my mom fell in love with her best friend who is a woman. My mom has three kids, and her girlfriend has 2 kids. We are all living in one house now. I think I will be able to answer your question quite well.The effect it has had on me and my siblins is unconditional love, appreciation, and understanding for any and every person no matter who they love. We are all more open to different ideas and things that other people may feel odd around. It has really just opened all of our minds to be able to accept and further understand other people.Although I wish my father had not died, I could not have learned this lesson in a more dramatic and personal way than living with it for more than 6 years. I love both of my moms very much. So hopefully you understand MY situation with this type of living. It varies from person to person obviously.
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Thanks for sharing your experience. You're right. There is no one experience shared by all kids in that situation.I think growing up in a household with a same sex couple is obviously different from growing up in a traditional nuclear family for several reasons. Obviously, your views on some things will be different because of what you are taught and exposed to.The one negative thing I can see - and this has to do with anyone who grows up without one of their parents, not just with gay parents - is that you are lacking either a father or a mother in your household. If the parent you don't live with is still actively parenting, it's not a problem. But if he or she is not around, than you're missing that. Having two moms might be cool, but kids need dads. Having two dads might be cool, but kids need moms.So basically, in my opinion, if there is anything problematic from living with a gay couple, it doesn't come from what you've got, it would more likely come from what's missing.
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I just think it would be kind of wrong and unfair to force a child to live in that situation, gay rights and that sort of thing are fine but children should grow up with a mother and father
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Why should they grow up with a mother and father? What is wrong with just parents?
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I agree that children should have both a mother and a father, but the fact is many don't, for numerous reason. It's not like they chose that.But I would much rather they grow up with two parents of the same gender then no parents at all.
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One issue some people have worried about is the effect on the sexuality on the chidren. My understanding is that studies done so far show no effect at all.Having said that, I do think it's desirable to children to have close contact with people of both genders. They need not necessarily be formally parents, however.
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I don't think it will really have an affect. I think kids these days are understanding it better because it's a more open topic. You see it more in larger cities (TO, Hamilton, Missisauga for me), On TV, In movies.. so kid's are seeing a view of how it is okay and are understanding it better instead of being confused and such. I don't think that having two parents of the same sex will really affect the kids because it's how they were raised.. If you're born with 2 moms or 2 dads.. it's what you have grown up with so it is normal for you.
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Oh! There's a gay couple that lives up from my block. They're both from the U.K. and they're both really really nice, funny, with a great sense of fashion I might add. They have like 5 adopted kids. 1 little Nigerian girl who's 4, 2 chinese boys and I forget what the other two are but the kids are great and making progress. Intelligent, adorable, and sweet.
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I do think it's desirable to children to have close contact with people of both genders. They need not necessarily be formally parents, however. Exactly what I was going to say! If two mothers raise children they usually get the male influence from other family members, like grandfathers and uncles, especially in close nit families. Even with my niece and nephew, though they have a father, they look up to the grandfathers as more of a male influence than their own father.My opinion is there are no negative results in children being raised in a homosexual home. As long as the children are getting love and attention they deserve, how can it be wrong?
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I'm going to second everyone who said that its okay as long as they get some form of role-model of the sex their parents are also. Growing up without a rol-emodel of both genders can, I expect, have far-reaching consequences. I reckon, if they down already, that the government people who check up and interview prospective foster-parents, should ensure that the gay couple have people in their lives of the opposite gender wsho will be involved with the children in some way.
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Theres already been tests to see which enviroment learn better and understand concepts. If your interested theres pamhplets on this stuff . These gays are polluting my generation now!
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Oh get a life!!
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Eddie, pick you your trash and stop polluting!
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aww, take away all my fun
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fyeah!those dirt damned gays polluting everything with thier cars and used anal lube and and and wait...what the fuck ar you talking about?polluting?you polute as much as any of them do, so do I, so does most people on the damned earth that drive a car or eat or breath, shit son I do all three, better have em lock me up and execute me, three strikes your out.
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In reply to: These gays are polluting my generation now! Gays are hardly new and unique to this generation, they have always been around and always having soem form of influence. Two of my hero's are long deceased gays.
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In reply to:
These gays are polluting my generation now!
EVERYONE knows I don't believe in it .. But I wouldn't say that.
