Modern Family Portrait:Mom,Child&Plastic Dad.... (126)
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AtwoZ: Family portraits/photos brings back memories,good or bad,-but they´re a reminder of who we are,and where we come from...
Family´s smiling into the cam,Mom,child(ren),-but where´s Dad?
After all,-you can´t have a test tube posing as Dad,even though he is one........
Insemination,-....
Family´s smiling into the cam,Mom,child(ren),-but where´s Dad?
After all,-you can´t have a test tube posing as Dad,even though he is one........
Insemination,-....
With so many kids on the streets, insemination for having a child seems to me unnecessary.
And about the traditional family if we see the statistics for divorce, looks like we have no more "traditional family" Father, Mother, children,...and it is not about who or what is responsible for it. It is about commitment and respect.
Either you are commited and respecful to your family or you are not, there are no gray colors here.
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Snuggs09: Yep, there are.
Your'e absolutely right, there are no guarantees in life BUT when you are responsible for a child, everything else in your life should come second.
If the child is a foster child, that's different because then the caretaker is just that.....taking care of the child. They aren't expected to parent the child. They are responsible for the welfare of the child unlike a parent is responsible to set good examples and guide the child into a productive life.
I have produced a child to the world who is now 46 years old. She has been a law enforcement officer for 21 years. She is happily married, has great friends and adopts dogs all the time from the shelter. I couldn't be happier who she has turned out to be.
And I did all by myself since she was 4 years old. I am proud of myself for producing this person. She was born of an alcoholic father and a mother who wanted nothing more than to love her unconditionally.
Your story is inspirational and a voice much needed in today's society. It is exactly what I am talking about. One parent CAN do a better job than two--and you did. Your'e absolutely right, there are no guarantees in life BUT when you are responsible for a child, everything else in your life should come second.
If the child is a foster child, that's different because then the caretaker is just that.....taking care of the child. They aren't expected to parent the child. They are responsible for the welfare of the child unlike a parent is responsible to set good examples and guide the child into a productive life.
I have produced a child to the world who is now 46 years old. She has been a law enforcement officer for 21 years. She is happily married, has great friends and adopts dogs all the time from the shelter. I couldn't be happier who she has turned out to be.
And I did all by myself since she was 4 years old. I am proud of myself for producing this person. She was born of an alcoholic father and a mother who wanted nothing more than to love her unconditionally.
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estate: "...let me place replies where I want".
see what I just did? You have to click "quote", and you can even edit almost everything out (you have to leave at least one word of what the poster said) and then it will "drop" your comment beneath the person's post you intended. You're welcome--($22.25 per hour you got for free, bud. )
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JAN_is: I think those who have or have had children, unlike the OP I believe, have a far deeper insight into the thread topic, or at least are able to bring personal experience into the discussion which goes far beyond the "traditional family unit".
But the OP has been a child, so has relevant insight.
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Amity!
have you been a baaaad bad girl?
Good Morning to you
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inkognito: Amity!
have you been a baaaad bad girl?
Good Morning to you
have you been a baaaad bad girl?
Good Morning to you
Morning lol.I dont think so
Was just replying to someone else
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jac379: But the OP has been a child, so has relevant insight.
OH! Hi jac
and good morning to you as well of course
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inkognito: OH! Hi jac
and good morning to you as well of course
and good morning to you as well of course
Morning, Süße. <---hmmm, these ones working
I think my key board has Umlaut prejudice.
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Amity: Morning lol.
I dont think so
Was just replying to someone else Morning
I dont think so
Was just replying to someone else Morning
Okaaayyy
...as I do not wanna miss you on here
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jac379: Yes, any industry that has an ethical element should be questioned regularly and this is fairly high up the list, I would say.
BUT...
The biggest questions should be asked on a societal level. Many, many kids these days have parental abandonement issues, whether that's because their mother, or their father is absent.
Most often its the father that's absent and a significant number of women are choosing to raise a child on their own, like myself. The question is, why is that?
I think with the advent of feminism and the move away from a patriarchal structure, women are taking the lead. Inevitably there will be a period of disharmony until men and women learn to work together again.
Women have the power to have children with a marginal input from men. Why should they not use this power? Why should they go childless because its taking men longer to make the changes necessary?
At least part of this argument is about the idea that under a patriarchal structure, men had most of the power, but now women can exclude men if they choose.
To my mind, the obvious solution is for men not to put themselves in a position where women wish to exclude them. Work to understand and come to terms with equality. Its not going away.
Its bloody hard raising a child on your own. I think some of us are waiting for some of you to make yourselves useful.
BUT...
The biggest questions should be asked on a societal level. Many, many kids these days have parental abandonement issues, whether that's because their mother, or their father is absent.
Most often its the father that's absent and a significant number of women are choosing to raise a child on their own, like myself. The question is, why is that?
I think with the advent of feminism and the move away from a patriarchal structure, women are taking the lead. Inevitably there will be a period of disharmony until men and women learn to work together again.
Women have the power to have children with a marginal input from men. Why should they not use this power? Why should they go childless because its taking men longer to make the changes necessary?
At least part of this argument is about the idea that under a patriarchal structure, men had most of the power, but now women can exclude men if they choose.
To my mind, the obvious solution is for men not to put themselves in a position where women wish to exclude them. Work to understand and come to terms with equality. Its not going away.
Its bloody hard raising a child on your own. I think some of us are waiting for some of you to make yourselves useful.
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what are you laughing about exactly conorco?
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carenza: what are you laughing about exactly conorco?
The funny bits.
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Conorco: The funny bits.
and what are the funny bits according to you?
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carenza: and what are the funny bits according to you?
Sermons from the self righteous are always good for a giggle, the whole lot of it made me laugh.
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Conorco: Sermons from the self righteous are always good for a giggle, the whole lot of it made me laugh.
I see..
what makes you not self righteous yourself?
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carenza: I see..
what makes you not self righteous yourself?
what makes you not self righteous yourself?
I'd say a mix of nurture, nature, self awareness, tolerance and effort
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Conorco: I'd say a mix of nurture, nature, self awareness, tolerance and effort
aha.....typical male then.
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