They Say: Two Moms Better Than Mom And Dad

Based on my own personal, anecdotal experience, I’d have to agree with these conclusions — the lesbian parents I know are far better parents than I am.  The same, actually, is true of the guys raising kids together too.  Of course, all that is nothing more than one person’s experience and may very well be more indicative of my lack of skill than their exceptional abilities.  There is, however, actual scientific research on the matter and it matches what I’ve encountered personally — Lesbians are better parents than straight couples.

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Every Kid Deserves A Family

Kids are different from grown-ups: they don’t know everything, they can’t take care of themselves, and they have much to learn.  That’s why they need parents and caregivers — to teach them what they don’t know, take care of them, and keep real world distractions at bay so that they can concentrate on learning, growing, and maturing.  Unfortunately, for a myriad of reasons, not all kids have families.

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Man Charged in Adoption “Ponzi Scheme”

There’s a special place in Hell for people who take advantage of anyone in the adoption triad — the parents desperate for a child to raise and love, the birth parents who are making the most difficult decision of their lives, and of course the child who didn’t ask to be part of any of this.

And by that measure, Kevin Cohen of Roslyn, NY is a very very bad man (if he did what he’s accused of). Which is: Continue reading »

Mommy Blogger Adopts—Then Gives Child Back Because She didn’t Feel a “Bond”

Anita Tedaldi has written much about her family of five biological daughters. Despite a gaggle of children, Tadaldi felt here was room in her and her husband’s lives to adopt an additional child. The South American boy, referred to as “Baby D”, had been found by the side of the road. If anyone needed a family, it was he.

But after a year and a half, Tedaldi returned him.

Okay, maybe that’s a little coarse, but you tell me. Tadaldi went on the “Today” show and cited the baby’s inability to bond with her as the issue.

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Gay Baby Boom Hits ABC This Week in Modern Family

Gay characters are finally starting to mount up on primetime, but few have gotten all the way to “and baby makes three.” Gay parenting is about to get the big shot at the national stage courtesy of the Modern Family premiere on ABC this Wednesday. (WARNING: Minor spoilers ahead)

And even with Ed O’Neill in an Al Bundy-esque role as grandpa to the newly adopted daughter of Cameron and Mitchell, the best news about this show is room has been left to celebrate the triumph of two guys raising a child on TV. And it can still be funny. Continue reading »

Couple Tries Selling Baby for $30

Man, this economy has affected everything.

Even, apparently, the price of a brand new baby.

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Is Elton John Too Old to Adopt?

Blogs over the weekend were all a twitter with the news that Sir Elton John intended to adopt a 14-month-old boy from the Ukraine.  John and his partner David Furnish met the HIV positive boy during an AIDS Foundation trip at an orphanage, the boy had lost both his parents to the disease.

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Man Sells Parents For a Song on Craigslist

Watch out parents - the next time your kid announces “you’re the meanest daddy, EVER” (yes, that really happened in my house), they might power up the Internet and try to sell you.

That’s what a Connecticut man is doing via Craigslist - trying to sell his parents for $155 OBO (that’s “or better offer” for those of you who need to brush up on your lingo). Continue reading »

Pauly Shore Takes on Adoption

What’s the tag line of the film/TV project Adopted? “First there was Angelina, then Madonna and Now Pauly!” The Pauly in question is none other than D list actor comedian Pauly Shore.

Originally the mockumenraty/comedy that follows Pauly’s quest to adopt a child in Africa was released as a feature film in July. But Sasha Baron Cohen’s Bruno - which came out in June - apparently stole Pauly’s tongue in cheek thunder with a similar narrative. Rumors of a lawsuit arose ‘cos the timing just happened to be incredibly bad. But now Pauly has found a home for his Adopted project. Continue reading »

US Blocks Adoption of Chinese Child with TB

Pull out the tissues for this one - new regulations designed to keep virulent strains of tuberculosis out of the country has caught a Virginia family hoping to adopt a four-year-old girl from China in its quagmire.

Harper Yue Ye already loves her new mom and dad. But she’s still in China, and her parents in Virginia don’t know when - if ever - they can get her home to the states. Continue reading »