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mickrock · 28-11-2011 11:47PM

Children should be allowed beat their parents (within reason).

It never did mine any harm. They now know right from wrong and what is and isn't acceptable.

K-9 · 29-11-2011 12:24AM

willmunny1990 wrote: »

What's wrong with gay couples adopting?

I have no problem with Gay people but IMO gay couples should think long and hard about adopting. Whether we like it or not same sex families aren't the norm and by adopting its putting the child in a vulnerable position.

It leaves the child open to bullying and being ostracised by its peers.
Gay couples should put the interests of the child first rather than their own selfish needs.

Same used to be said about single parent families, mixed race and religions, times change, societies adapt, abnormal becomes normal.

cesc77 · 29-11-2011 12:29AM

stupidusername wrote: »

The last thing I am is PC, but I was bullied in school because I had frizzy hair - does that mean couples with curly / frizzy hair shouldn't be allowed have children?

Yes,

:pac:

Paparazzo · 29-11-2011 11:41AM

smegmar wrote: »

So you're admitting that the gay parents are insufficient and can't do a vital task? No I'm sorry, If you're going to raise a child do it right, it's a human beings life, not your pet. Besides who's going to breast feed? Children look up to their parents unlike anyone else, their wired to do so. There can be no substitute. To miss a vital component in that is just damaging.

I never said that was any good either.

You do realise that you don't need milk producing boobs to feed a baby? You can get formula and bottles in almost any supermarket in the country.
My mates father left when he was 4. I must tell him he's damaged.

smegmar · 29-11-2011 12:59PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

You do realise that you don't need milk producing boobs to feed a baby? You can get formula and bottles in almost any supermarket in the country.
My mates father left when he was 4. I must tell him he's damaged.

Breastfeeding is an important part of a babies development and bonding with the mother. I know there's formula milk available but the child may have social problems if he was never breastfed.

I'm not saying that homosexual couples can't raise children, but their making an already difficult task much harder then it has to be. Statistically children of single parent homes are more lightly to be involved in crime and have troubled relationships themselves.
I'm not saying that single parents are bad or lazy or unable, but it's like driving with one hand behind your back, some people might pull it off but the rest will have a few dents....

There isn't really good numbers and statistics on gay couples adopted children yet but I imagine it'll be the same.

As for your mate, I couldn't tell you how he is. Realistically you'd need a control group (exact clones of him living in his exact setting but with a father) to know how it's affected him. There's every chance that he's a perfect chap, I'm making a statistical judgement, not a specific one.

smegmar · 29-11-2011 01:04PM

Just imagine for a second that this man is (one of) your father(s).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XKE3dIrRIbg#t=35s

Rick Deckard · 29-11-2011 01:04PM

smegmar wrote: »

the child may have social problems if he was never breastfed.

This is sheer class. I haven't laughed like that in years..

Where's your control group clones for this "statement"..

Jaxxy · 29-11-2011 01:15PM

smegmar wrote: »

Paparazzo wrote: »

You do realise that you don't need milk producing boobs to feed a baby? You can get formula and bottles in almost any supermarket in the country.
My mates father left when he was 4. I must tell him he's damaged.

Breastfeeding is an important part of a babies development and bonding with the mother. I know there's formula milk available but the child may have social problems if he was never breastfed.

I'm not saying that homosexual couples can't raise children, but their making an already difficult task much harder then it has to be. Statistically children of single parent homes are more lightly to be involved in crime and have troubled relationships themselves.
I'm not saying that single parents are bad or lazy or unable, but it's like driving with one hand behind your back, some people might pull it off but the rest will have a few dents....

There isn't really good numbers and statistics on gay couples adopted children yet but I imagine it'll be the same.

As for your mate, I couldn't tell you how he is. Realistically you'd need a control group (exact clones of him living in his exact setting but with a father) to know how it's affected him. There's every chance that he's a perfect chap, I'm making a statistical judgement, not a specific one.

Social problems!? That post is probably the most idiotic post I've read here in AH.

You and the "if you don't breast-feed your child you're a bad mother/parent" brigade can fcuk right off.

Fishooks12 · 29-11-2011 01:27PM

smegmar wrote: »

I'm not saying that homosexual couples can't raise children, but their making an already difficult task much harder then it has to be. Statistically children of single parent homes are more lightly to be involved in crime and have troubled relationships themselves.
I'm not saying that single parents are bad or lazy or unable, but it's like driving with one hand behind your back, some people might pull it off but the rest will have a few dents....

Do Gay people morph into one entity when they adopt or am I missing something?!

Crazy Horse 6 · 29-11-2011 01:29PM

Dudess wrote: »

The Diana hysteria was hilarious, but it doesn't seem to me like she had sex with any more men than average.

Yeah but not whilst married. Angel she defo was'nt

Paparazzo · 29-11-2011 02:04PM

smegmar wrote: »

Breastfeeding is an important part of a babies development and bonding with the mother. I know there's formula milk available but the child may have social problems if he was never breastfed.

Only 50% of women in this country breastfeed! And that's on leaving the hospital, many stop very soon afterwards.
That's a lot of social problems!

Siuin · 29-11-2011 02:07PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

Only 50% of women in this country breastfeed! And that's on leaving the hospital, many stop very soon afterwards.
That's a lot of social problems!

There's quite a few fully grown men who create some social problems if they don't get some tits action too :P

foxyboxer · 29-11-2011 02:48PM

I disagree that Gary Speed should be awarded the Coach of the Year award by the BBC.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8921746/Gary-Speed-should-be-honoured-with-BBC-sports-award.html

Fighting Irish · 29-11-2011 02:54PM

foxyboxer wrote: »

I disagree that Gary Speed should be awarded the Coach of the Year award by the BBC.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8921746/Gary-Speed-should-be-honoured-with-BBC-sports-award.html

totally agree, and not because of his coaching skills

Johro · 29-11-2011 04:04PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Only Fools and Horses is crappity crap crap.

Shut up you tart

mickrock · 29-11-2011 04:30PM

Only fools and horses work.

Snakeblood · 29-11-2011 04:40PM

Fishooks12 wrote: »

Do Gay people morph into one entity when they adopt or am I missing something?!

the Beast with Two Backs, I think.

krudler · 29-11-2011 04:54PM

smegmar wrote: »

Short answer No, long answer No.

As a child is developing it needs a role model from both genders in a loving relationship to build a picture of it's role in life and relationship with the opposite gender. I'm not saying that gay parents will always have gay children, but it gives a false image of the world and confuses the child. What role model would a girl have for herself raised by two gay men?

at least she'd have a savage wardrobe.

I dont get the "gays shouldnt adopt" thing at all, good parents are good parents, their sexual orientation shouldnt even be a factor. straight people dont all make good or bad parents and neither do gay people. are people worried having two gay parents will turn a kid gay as well? or just the lack of a female figure will warp them?

RandomName2 · 29-11-2011 05:13PM

criticalcritic wrote: »

America is a fascist empire, content on inposing its will on the world, and exploiting resources at the expense of all on this planet

Its a country with no race, language, culture or unique heritage,
Just collection of different races thrown together into commercialist melting pot

A sh*thole,

While dont like see any die over politics

They had 9/11 coming to them for along time beause its 9/11 every day in the middle east due to their foreign policy

This is one of the most ironic posts in aaagggeesss

The part that I bolded was used by the fascist empires of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan as propaganda against America. The stuff underlined was used as the justification for Pearl Harbour.

This fascist propaganda declared that because of the culturally wortlessness of America, that Americans would have no real stomach for war (unlike the strong willed Germans and Japanese). Despite having an unfair distribution of the world's resources, they would never put them to use to destroy enemies that they were afraid of.

Liberators-Kultur-Terror-Anti-Americanism-1944-Nazi-Propaganda-Poster.jpg

Having said all that, the USA can be annoying in the way they throw their weight around occasionally.

Elba101 · 29-11-2011 06:01PM

I kinda like 2 and a half men

Penis size doesn't actually matter (not me for anyway I've a small, but flexible, vagina)

A lot of technology should not be embraced

Rashers are horrible

Barry's/Lyons tea taste the same

Nolanger · 29-11-2011 06:40PM

Old British architecture in Ireland is more impressive than recent Irish architecture.

secrecy_ie · 29-11-2011 06:45PM

Elba101 wrote: »

I've a small, but flexible, vagina

Um...thanks for um, sharing. :eek:

hooradiation · 29-11-2011 06:46PM

willmunny1990 wrote: »

Also the line "kids will bully no matter what" doesn't wash in my view, all kids will go through trials and tribulations but the majority wont have to contend with the confusion and utter embarrassment of having a mam/dad in a same sex relationship.

The thing is that we stop people adopting kids on the grounds that their home situation MIGHT lead to bullying gives us a scenario where nobody gets to adopt.

Like every single argument against gay adoption, it's stupid, short-sighted and utterly worthless.

Which in and of itself is an unpopular opinion, I'd guess.

whydoibother? · 29-11-2011 06:48PM

Nolanger wrote: »

Old British architecture in Ireland is more impressive than recent Irish architecture.

Agreed, but older architecture is more impressive than new stuff everywhere, because only the special stuff survives for centuries and is deemed worth preserving. Walking around the City of London is a lot nicer than walking around the extremely expensive state of the art buildings blocks in Canary Wharf imo.

Mike Litoris · 29-11-2011 06:58PM

Sky King wrote: »

Diamonds are a complete rip off and buying them is not only a waste of money, it's buying into the biggest marketing coup of the 20th century.

That view may be only unpopular with women.

That view may also be unpopular.:p

Rick Deckard · 29-11-2011 07:17PM

secrecy_ie wrote: »

Um...thanks for um, sharing. :eek:

She's sharing???

HELLO!

Elba101 · 29-11-2011 08:10PM

Rick Deckard wrote: »

She's sharing???

HELLO!

Sharing is caring, but not if it's herpes.

Mike 1972 · 29-11-2011 08:41PM

(im/e)migrants should have a vote in the country they actually live in but not in any countries they used to live in.

Napper Hawkins · 29-11-2011 09:36PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

(im/e)migrants should have a vote in the country they actually live in but not in any countries they used to live in.

Even if they plan on returning?

Mountainsandh · 29-11-2011 09:37PM

It's very enheartening how unpopular the notion of gay people not being allowed to adopt is. Or in other words, how popular the notion that they should be entitled to adopt. It makes me glad to live here, and wonder how these things haven't come to pass (yet !).

Anyway, sorry for the off topic bit, I have an opinion that proved very unpopular on some forums, that retailers have to take some responsibility for the mess they are in too. It's not just the infamous rates.
They were part of the rip off Ireland culture, and showed very little adaptability and initiative when the going got tough.
Thankfully the fittest and clever(est) have survived.

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