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To: DoughtyOne
Is it certain that offspring would be jeopardized, or is it simply more likely that they would be?

It's only more likely. When the gametes dance, nothing is certain.

They could have had themselves sterilized and adopt, or they could have had genetice counciling. If their family had no history of genetic problems, then they'd probably be OK. Assuming that their birth parents were both known and such a history was available.

After all when people with achondroplasia (most common form of dwarfism) marry, they have a about a 25% chance of having a baby who would very likely not even survive to be born, or would die at birth, yet such "little people" marry each other, and have children, all the time.

34 posted on 01/11/2008 5:07:37 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

Thanks for the response on point. I appreciate the thoughts.

Here we have two people who were abandoned at birth. I don’t care how much love is expressed by future parents, it’s something that may never leave them entirely. There are abandonment issues that may haunt these people for their entire lives. Again, they may not, but here these two have found an uncommonly exceptional soulmate that will go a long way toward easing that pain. And then this. Once again the most significant person(s) in their leves, were once again removed.

I was handed off by my parents to my grandparents around three years of age. My grandmother later explained that I told her and my grandfather that I hated them for a full year after that. This and some contributing factors had a terrible impact on my ability to bond.

This isn’t something that I dwell on. It’s something that never bothered me until some issues came up around the break up of my first marriage around 40, when my wife found it worthy to attack me based on the circumstances of my early years.

I’m 56 years old today, and I don’t touch on these matter often. It’s not something I dwell on. I re-established contact with my father at 18 and have had a decent relation ship with him since, with normal exceptions.

My mother and I never did accomplish that, even though she did try. And that is haunting in and of itself.

There are times though, when I look back on those early years and know that I’ll never resolve the issues that period raised in my life. My father is still alive, but I wouldn’t burden him with this at all. It’s just something you accept, even if you can’t forget.

These twins will carry this with them forever. This resolution is as unforgivable as it gets. And I would urge folks to do everything in their power to keep the relationship together and help ease these kids through these trying times.

My heart goes out to them.


38 posted on 01/11/2008 5:34:26 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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