seen oprah today. looks like to me this baby will be raised in a loving home with parents who love each other.

I wonder what the issues are that people think this child will have? Seems to me this child will learn to accept everyone for who they are.:) Society will only judget the parents, and this child's peers will only know if she tells them.

LOL! You are so funny! :p :D

Thanks for the compliment as well.:)

i am actually watching the recorded oprah now. I have mixed feelings. they really seem to love each other. the "wife" didnt have the baby because of a prior hysterectomy. I would think that she most likely would have if not for that. She has two adult daughters who are supportive.
I am anxious to see tomorrow's show about the puppy mills. i am sure i will be watching thru my fingers covering my eyes. The only good thing about it HOPEFULLY will awaken the world to what happens to those poor pup and people will refuse to buy puppy mill pups:(

I respect your opinion. But your wrong could be someone else's right. Whatever the lifestyle, it is their choice(and right) to have children. It doesn't necessarily mean the kids will be confused and have a difficult life. They could have a great life with loving parents. That is a chance any parent takes when becoming parents. No parent plans on their child becoming addicted to drugs, or having a baby at a young age, or ending up in jail, or being gay,trans,etc. things that can, and do happen in any environment.
That being said "pregnant man" just might be a good dad. And I guess to me that's important. JMO.:)

The thing is, the child probably won't care as long as it is something that is talked about and not just flung on them one day, "Oh, you're dad's a woman." If the baby is brought up knowing what her dad's story is, then she probably won't care. Its the same with kids who grow up in households where the parents are same sex. If they're around that kind of thing since birth and its talked about, then they probably won't think its weird.

It all depends on how the kid finds out. If they just tell her one day, then yeah she'll probably be kind of screwed up. But if she is brought up knowing about the whole thing, then its different.

Have you guys read "A Child Called It?" That is something to complain about. a loving pair of parents having a child and raising it with love is NOT something to complain about.

I don't agree with publicising it for a scientific discovery, because it isn't one. But I also don't agree with people "ewwwing" that he married a woman. If you don't agree with same-sex marriage, that's your personal opinion and I'll respect it. But please, don't feel the need to say things like "ew" and "nasty." I hear enough of that nonsense in my high school whenever the word "gay" is mentioned. :rolleyes:

This is my opinion, of course. But I really wish society was more open minded. If anything will screw up the kid, its the fact that society is not tolerant of ANYONE who is "different."

Agree:)

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BTW Megan, are you sure you're still a teenager? So wise beyond your years :)

Megan, thank you! You are very wise beyond your years and it's very refreshing to see :) You unknowingly just made my whole day~

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A baby is such a wonderful blessing and there are so many out there that aren't loved or are raised by parents that teach them to belive only one way is right and only their type of people are good. A baby born in to a loving open minded family that learns to love EVERYONE regardless of their prefrences or exterior is an asset to the world. JMO:)

This is only my opinion, but I do NOT at all find this statement profound. In fact, I would find a statement in complete contrast to that of Thomas' as 'profound'. I would say that the very minute that I found out I was pregnant, my whole existence changed...an instant definition of who I was, who I wanted to be, who I NEEDED to be. So, yes, I would definitely say that I was defined by my pregnancy. I was a mom and to be defined as such was a dream for me! Does this mean that we no longer have our own aspirations and desires, no way, but it does mean that our lives take on a new meaning....of course!

This is just my take on his statement.

Tammy

I watched it. I will be honest, before I saw it I was a little icked out, but there were so many rumors etc. flying around I didn't really know what to expect.
Now that I have seen it, I think they will be loving parents and after all, that is what is important.

I really don't get why they are saying he is a man though. He has taken testosterone which enlarged the clitoris into a small penis, but I don't think there was any surgery there and I believe he still has a vagina????? Is that right?? He has been off of testosterone for 2 years and hormones are back to female now, so how is that a man having a baby?
I really feel so much more open and less judgemental now that I have seen it, I am just a bit confused.

thank you for this great post:) i wish more people would be open minded in this world.

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I saw this online yesterday and started reading forums/articles on this. People really need to start being a little more open-minded. This is not the 50's, its the 21st century and we need to start embracing that. Just because someone doesn't fit into your little box of what a perfect "marriage/family" is, doesnt mean its wrong or "gross" or "Icky". Seriously, when you talk about diverse families (same sex, trans-gender, etc.) this is about as normal as you get. A mother and a father having a baby girl. It really saddens me that our world is so closed-minded. There wouldn't be so much hatred and war in the world if people would just accept others the way they are.

That is all I'm going to say because this thread saddens me deeply and I'm going to walk away.

I don't think he could legally be a man as I believe it requires removal of the female reproductive organs before someone can legally change their sex. I really think the whole situation is really odd...I do think that child will be teased as it gets older. Its peers will know...this story has been big in the news. I just think it's really really strange.. I know we don't all have the same moral or religious beliefs...I don't think it's about being "close-minded"..I believe its what we feel is right and wrong

Still confused. He is legally a man as they are legally married. But they inseminated him at home, so definately a woman. :confused:

well gosh I don't know :confused: One of my friends did a lot of reserach on sex changes before and told me all about it a few years ago and I thought she told me that they had to go to counceling for so long, start taking hormones, and have reproductive organs removed before they could legally change

The tragedy of this affair is that news is being made of a woman who voluntarily had a double mastectomy and then got herself pregnant as opposed to a breast cancer survivor who is moving on with her life, getting pregnant, etc.

For this reason, news and talk show programs that are making this into something it isn't should be taken to task!!!

OMG Megan I read that whole series...very sad. Read the other books..I think it was a total of three books.

I personally don't have a problem with a child being born from them. I do have a problem with the way that the whole thing is being sensationalized. I do think that the child may have some problems with their peers but hopefully they do their best, raise the child with love and teach him/her to be compassionate and accepting of those that are different. I feel that it's our job as parents to teach our children to be accepting and to also love people because of their differences and not see those difference as something bad.

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http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200...promocode=HP22

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Glad I'm not the only one who still appreciates family values :rolleyes:

this to shall pass, i remember how shocked the world was when they announced the first test tube baby would be born.

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I think that if anyone on this forum was gay would never want to come here again Because if so many ppl have a problem with this then they must have a problem with homosexuals I also think that The "media" attetion is more that WOW i think its amazing that instead of being affriad of the Negative attention that you would recieve from this Your Saying TO alot of other transgender or Homosexuals ITS OK you shouldnt be affaird to want to Have a faimly and let your love grow ... yes maybe that child may have issues with things later in life but arent there worse things in life then confusion for a child And its not like their hiding it obviously the child will know They will be able to show the child look we wanted you So much we did what we had to do have you and we showed the world that we did This Is all JMO but I aslo think this is kinda like deabting polotics and religon and i think Admin should close this thread this has the potential of becoming VERY hurtfull

Agreed, and "he" is a "she". It is a lesbian couple. I don't personally agree with any of it, period.

You took the words out of my mouth, im in uk and saw it on our tv, i just think they are all daft.......shes just a woman!