California bill would let children have more than two parents

[Ought Six]

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/02...let-child.html

[Nyusu]

What possible could go wrong...

[shermbodius]

What possible could go wrong...

My goodness are they all smoking at this point.

[Rattfink]

What possible could go wrong...

Yes...what could go wrong? I'm interested to hear because nothing immediatelly jumps out at me.

[shermbodius]

I thought the third parent down there was Daycare.

[Ought Six]

My goodness are they all smoking at this point.

Can I have the entire Cirque de Soliel troop for my mommies and daddies? That would be cool. Free tickets, and awesome family reunion parties.

[Dirtydiaper]

Yes...what could go wrong? I'm interested to hear because nothing immediatelly jumps out at me.

Well, what is the next step then huh? A dog as a parent?
This bill threatens the sanctity of parenthood.

[Nyusu]

Yes...what could go wrong? I'm interested to hear because nothing immediatelly jumps out at me.

Well Johnny, on Mondey you sleep by your Mother, day after that by your Father and again day after that by your another Mother.

[seraosha]

Cool, this kind of legislation is long over due. My wife has been the step-parent of my eldest for years, but was unable to put her own name in as an emergency contact, because she wasnt a legal parent, but only a guardian in the eyes of the law, and only when my daughter didn't have me physicaly present. Very far from cool when my kid got the sniffles at school, I was out of phone coverage, and my ****ing exwife in 3 states away was called instead of her step-mom, who worked in the same school.

[Ought Six]

In all seriousness, with the kind of social change we are seeing in this nation, this was inevitable. Old social structures are being torn down, and new ones experimented with. How that turns out remains to be seen.

[seraosha]

Well, what is the next step then huh? A dog as a parent?
This bill threatens the sanctity of parenthood.

dafuq you talking about man?

[Dirtydiaper]

Cool, this kind of legislation is long over due. My wife has been the step-parent of my eldest for years, but was unable to put her own name in as an emergency contact, because she wasnt a legal parent, but only a guardian in the eyes of the law, and only when my daughter didn't have me physicaly present. Very far from cool when my kid got the sniffles at school, I was out of phone coverage, and my ****ing exwife in 3 states away was called instead of her step-mom, who worked in the same school.

This post makes too much sense and actually deals with the reasons behind the bill (I'd guess) and should be deleted for dampening my ability to raaaaage.

[Arnie100]

This is retarded...oh, yeah. I live in California.

[harryc]

In all seriousness, with the kind of social change we are seeing in this nation, this was inevitable. Old social structures are being torn down, and new ones experimented with. How that turns out remains to be seen.

As Serosha (with the awesome avatar) points out, this all began with divorce being legal - wan't to preserve the sanctity of marriage ? preserve the family unit ? then let's go back to the good old days when a vow made before GOD and THE state was .... binding. Otherwise stop your whining and go with the flow.

[Hollis]

In all seriousness, with the kind of social change we are seeing in this nation, this was inevitable. Old social structures are being torn down, and new ones experimented with. How that turns out remains to be seen.

I was thinking, a couple with children gets a divorce, they remarry. Often step parents are considered parents, why not both? What if there is joint custody. Sort of like what Seroasha is saying. It simplifies insuring the welfare of the child.