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The Incredible Shrinking Father
City Journal ^ | Kay S. Hymowitz

Posted on 05/30/2007 9:07:48 PM PDT by Lorianne

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To: Lorianne

Thank you for posting this.


21 posted on 05/30/2007 10:54:00 PM PDT by MonicaG (In hoc signo vinces. The whole world will see justice done.)
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To: durasell
Dear Durasell,

Yes, I understand.

It took seven painful years of waiting, praying, crying, and trying, before our first successful delivery. All my babies were high risk; we came close to losing all of them, and did lose two.

I have great sympathy for couples whose hearts are open and anxious for a child, but month after month...nothing. It's like having a great, gaping whole inside you; it makes you question your worth as a person.

We were already looking into adoption when my first successful pregnancy took hold. Had my little one not made it, we would have accepted God's plan in our lives and adopted, instead.

22 posted on 05/30/2007 11:50:05 PM PDT by WriterInTX (I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE)
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To: Lorianne
Solomon rules that without a contract the twins have no father

he'd damn lucky the judge didnt stick him with child support on top of it
23 posted on 05/31/2007 12:13:20 AM PDT by wafflehouse (When in danger, When in doubt, Run in circles, Scream and Shout!)
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To: Lorianne
In Drexler’s view (spoiler alert for Mr. Drexler), dadless boys are actually better, more sensitive and more “exceptional.”

In liberal speak, exceptional means "sissy"!

24 posted on 05/31/2007 12:59:50 AM PDT by gr8eman (Everybody is a rocket scientist...until launch day!)
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25 posted on 05/31/2007 4:30:12 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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It would be a good idea for Americans likewise to abolish anonymous sperm donation.

You'd have to police a lot of bars at closing time.

26 posted on 05/31/2007 4:34:16 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: Lorianne

Women **and MEN** need to quit having kids with people they barely know!!!


27 posted on 05/31/2007 4:59:38 AM PDT by ktscarlett66 (Face it girls....I'm older and I have more insurance....)
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To: Lorianne

ping to myself - very interesting article


28 posted on 05/31/2007 5:08:08 AM PDT by Puddleglum
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To: TheSpottedOwl

“The only fly in that ointment is that a birth mother can change her mind within a certain time frame, causing much anguish.”

Which is a big reason why international adoption is so attractive and has almost eclipsed domestic adoption. The costs of international adoption can actually be much higher than domestic. But the process is more straightforward, and you don’t have to deal as much malarkey from the U.S. judicial system.

It’s hard to understand the worry that many adoptive parents go through, wondering if their child will later be ripped from their arms by the courts.


29 posted on 06/02/2007 3:47:57 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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