ST Alpha - "Yes." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 180

Yes.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Oct 30 '08, 07:42

We have enough single-parent families in this nation...why put ourselves in a position to have more that the govt tacitly endorses becuase they don't hold any portion of a union'ed contract between 2 consenting adults.

Responses:

so having these kids be wards of the state is better? isn't ONE parent better than none...or the State of Arkansas? -- nm - The Grim Grinning Ghosts Oct 30, 07:57
There's no guarantee that married couples who adopt will stay together. And unmarried couples who want to adopt won't necessarily break up. -- nm - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 07:49 1
- There's no guarantee of anything, but I'm willing to bet that #'s trend more toward unmarried couples with kids splitting more frequently than the - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:52
[deleted] 8
- As long as they keep it for the straights as well, i'm not having a problem. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:49 7
  - divorce is *really* easy these days, -- nm - miss amanda jones Oct 30, 07:53 3
    - And just walking out the front door is even easier. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:54
    - in some places. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 07:54 1
      - [deleted]
  - So, if we couldn't have kids and wanted to adopt, but for whatever reason we decided not to marry (but were obviously committed to each other) - you'd - kelly Oct 30, 07:51 2
    - Yes. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:53 1
      - *shrug* -- nm - kelly Oct 30, 07:53
Hmmm.... -- nm - kelly Oct 30, 07:45 2
- *gets a bowl of popcorn* :) -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:48 1
  - Yeah, I'm not going to get into it here, but I disagree with him 110% on this. -- nm - kelly Oct 30, 07:49

Post a message top

Yes.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.