Jeez-o-bleedin'-pete. Some people's kids.
I remember once watching a TV episode of Fulton Sheen's "Life is Worth Living". It had to be from the late Fifties or early Sixties.
Anyway, in this episode, Bishop Sheen talks about the role of the mother and the father in helping children understand who God is. He says that the father helps the child to comprehend the omnipotence and justice of God, and the mother helps a child to understand the love and the mercy of God.
I can see this in my four year old. Daddy knows everything. Daddy can fix anything. Daddy is also the one who gets mad if you've been bad. On the other hand, mommy is the one you go to if you're sorry and want to be forgiven. Mommy is also the one you go to if you want to be held.
I think of this Fulton Sheen comment when I hear people say that there's nothing wrong with homosexual couples adopting children.