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Kids Raised By Lesbians Doing Just Fine, Thanks

Posted by Alisyn

A new Dutch study shows that the children of lesbian couples are just as happy and healthy as kids raised by heterosexual couples.  The findings mirror what large numbers of American studies have also shown: "Children do well in loving families, regardless of whether there are two moms or a mom and a dad involved."

Even more interesting is that - perhaps not so surprisingly - lesbian biological mothers show significantly more satisfaction with their partners as co-parents than do heterosexual mothers. The partners of lesbian biological mothers, according to the study's findings, "are more committed as parents than are heterosexual fathers - that is, they display a higher level of satisfaction with their partner as co-parent and spend more time on child care and less on employment."  Together, two moms heading up one family make more time to spend with their kids, and their kids are happier for it.  If that's not the best argument to add another wife to the family, I don't know what is

Bottome line: all you need is love.


Comments

 

HDCS said:

More studies like this please! Once people stop thinking of gay folks as gay and just as people, as they rightfully should, the better off so many more kids will be. Less pig headed adoption laws, broader anti-discrimination laws, and better understanding in general will mean more kids getting adopted and put into safe, loving homes. And better treatment for non-traditional families too I hope!

October 3, 2007 1:07 PM
 

Autumn said:

Let's see, my mom did all the housework, clothes shopping, grocery shopping, budgets, childcare, school stuff,laundry, taxi service for the kids and had a job.  If we had had two of her and just dumped my dad who showed up hungry at 8 pm each night then lay on the sofa, we would have been a lot better off.  How cool to have two moms! BNO wonder they are more satsfied wiht their partners.  They know how to load the dishwasher and fold socks.

October 3, 2007 8:50 PM

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