Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
IMO: Non-traditional families (single-parent familes, families where children are raised by grandparents and not by biological parents, and homosexual parents) are a new thing, types of families that haven't been socially acceptable until recently...like within the past 50 years or so. I just think it's too new to determine what the long-term psychological effects on children/society are.
I think there's a reason the foundation of the world was built on families comprised of one man and one woman that lived together for the long term.
Are you kidding - do you think that before 50 years ago everyone lived in nice little male and female units, and that nobody ever raised a child by themselves, people never got separated, grandparents never raised their grandchildren, etc, etc ,etc?
Sure it happened but it wasn't nearly as acceptable by society! I'm talking about the grand scale.
This grand scale is one big assumption on your part.
Come on! You're telling me, prior to 50 years ago, it was acceptable by western society, for moms to raise their kids alone or for homosexuals to marry and adopt or have kids of their own?
All I am saying is this is new, unproven territory for society, and it's unknown as to how it will all play out.