Lesbian Asks Court to Ban Gay Adoptions

  • #21
Good for you, Cubby. Your post is how a loving parent thinks, even when the situation isn't comfortable.

Thank you Nova. I'm even hoping, in time, if the gf is up/open to it, to develop some kind of coordial relationship with her myself. She's a divorced mother to a now 19 yr old. My ex has no other children. Not sure how or if that will happen/work.

My parents divorced when I was 10 ( I'm now 41). After the first 9 mo's my dad lived 3 blocks away. We kids could go back and forth whenever we wanted. My parents had what was called "reserved" custody long before joint custody was in existance, at least here in my state, IL. In the summer my dad took care of the lawn and bushes at moms place. We had family dinners sometimes on Sundays when my dad would come over and bbq. I had the example, everyone has used for the last 30 or so years on how split parents should act for the kids. It's been very difficult for me that my sons father didn't share the same mindset. He's done some pretty nasty things. But......... my perception MUST be seperated from that of my sons. It's still foreign to me parents would not do that for their kids, even as difficult as it is for the adults.

I'm appalled this mother would use her/their sexuality as a way to interfer with her sons other legal mom.
 
  • #22
I'm even hoping, in time, if the gf is up/open to it, to develop some kind of coordial relationship with her myself...

Could very well happen and everyone would benefit.

My partner, Pete, was married and had two kids before he and I met. Pete adores his kids and their mother simply REFUSED to let anything come between the kids and their father (or me, for that matter). Even though in those days (the 1970s), lawyers and "friends" advised her not to let the kids visit their gay father and his partner.

The upshot is as you describe your parents: we are all close family today, including the kids, grandkids, my partner's ex and her terrific new husband. We all sit together at family reunions and the grandkids think nothing of having four grandfathers. We hosted a family reunion for Pete's ex at our house a couple of years ago and had the best time with her sisters, brothers, nieces, etc.

As far as I'm concerned, that's "family values." And we all benefit, thanks to a great woman who cared more about her children and their welfare than about exacting some sort of "revenge" for the failure of her marriage (through no fault of her own).
 
  • #23
Could very well happen and everyone would benefit.

My partner, Pete, was married and had two kids before he and I met. Pete adores his kids and their mother simply REFUSED to let anything come between the kids and their father (or me, for that matter). Even though in those days (the 1970s), lawyers and "friends" advised her not to let the kids visit their gay father and his partner.

The upshot is as you describe your parents: we are all close family today, including the kids, grandkids, my partner's ex and her terrific new husband. We all sit together at family reunions and the grandkids think nothing of having four grandfathers. We hosted a family reunion for Pete's ex at our house a couple of years ago and had the best time with her sisters, brothers, nieces, etc.

As far as I'm concerned, that's "family values." And we all benefit, thanks to a great woman who cared more about her children and their welfare than about exacting some sort of "revenge" for the failure of her marriage (through no fault of her own).

BRAVO! :clap: That's how parents are SUPPOSED to behave. What a great example.
 
  • #24
Could very well happen and everyone would benefit.

My partner, Pete, was married and had two kids before he and I met. Pete adores his kids and their mother simply REFUSED to let anything come between the kids and their father (or me, for that matter). Even though in those days (the 1970s), lawyers and "friends" advised her not to let the kids visit their gay father and his partner.

The upshot is as you describe your parents: we are all close family today, including the kids, grandkids, my partner's ex and her terrific new husband. We all sit together at family reunions and the grandkids think nothing of having four grandfathers. We hosted a family reunion for Pete's ex at our house a couple of years ago and had the best time with her sisters, brothers, nieces, etc.

As far as I'm concerned, that's "family values." And we all benefit, thanks to a great woman who cared more about her children and their welfare than about exacting some sort of "revenge" for the failure of her marriage (through no fault of her own).

What a wonderful post!! Talk about the way things are supposed to be. :)
 
  • #25
Could very well happen and everyone would benefit.

My partner, Pete, was married and had two kids before he and I met. Pete adores his kids and their mother simply REFUSED to let anything come between the kids and their father (or me, for that matter). Even though in those days (the 1970s), lawyers and "friends" advised her not to let the kids visit their gay father and his partner.

The upshot is as you describe your parents: we are all close family today, including the kids, grandkids, my partner's ex and her terrific new husband. We all sit together at family reunions and the grandkids think nothing of having four grandfathers. We hosted a family reunion for Pete's ex at our house a couple of years ago and had the best time with her sisters, brothers, nieces, etc.

As far as I'm concerned, that's "family values." And we all benefit, thanks to a great woman who cared more about her children and their welfare than about exacting some sort of "revenge" for the failure of her marriage (through no fault of her own).

How awesome. Your story has provided me with continued encouragement. It's nice to hear additional positive stories.
 
  • #26
A parent who manipulates the legal system to destroy a loving bond between an ex and a child isn't much better than a spouse who kills a child to punish the other parent.

Gay or straight, such people get to share the same circle of Hell, as far as I'm concerned.
Fab post Nova!!!!
 
  • #27
Fab post Nova!!!!

Thanks. I'm sure my remarks sound harsh, but I really do feel strongly on the subject. Even my parents, who are about as dysfunctional as they come, never trashed one another to us kids before or after the divorce. Nor did either prevent us from seeing the other parent.
 

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