Tim in Florida
Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM

It seems every year or so for as far back as I can remember there have been studies clearly indicating that children raised with their mother and father are, on the whole, better adjusted and more successful than those not raised with both parents. Historically this was a clear demonstration that being raised by a single parent offers a lot of difficulties to children as they look for role models, examples of masculine and feminine traits, and understanding where they came from. Regardless of what you want to believe or how good a parent you are, this has been so well established over time it is pretty much irrefutable. Now we bring a new twist to this. Same-gender couples that try to be mother and father. Regardless of how you want to define yourself, the simple fact is you are either male or female by birth. Children are too. You can not say and apple is equal to an orange. I am not saying that any loving person cannot be a good parent figure. There are a lot out there. But let's not get into the weeds and not face the basic truth. Children, to understand their place in the world, and before they are pressured into sexual roles, need to see good examples of men being men and women being women.