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Can you get a take-back or a mulligan on this one: “Mr Roberts grew up in Rockford, Illinois but didn’t know he was adopted until his sister told him at age 10.  Despite his adoptive father telling him “nothing good” would come of discovering who his real parents were, Mr Roberts used a social services agency to locate his mother, Terry.  She confirmed Mr Roberts was adopted and told him his birth name was Lawrence Alexander but would not reveal the last name.” 

I would certainly add this to my “it could be worse” repetoire.  As in: you know it could be worse, Charles Manson could be your dad.  It’s all about perspective.

It made me sad for this country and for foster children when several states voted to essentially ban gays and gay couples from adopting strictly because they are gay.  Of course, many of the laws are under the guise of “single couples.”  It comes down to the idea of what makes good parents?  And does being gay inherently make someone a bad parent?  I say no, simply because of the preponderance of evidence of terribly neglectful hetero couples.  A loving home should be a loving home.  “Gays are treated as more dangerous than felons, drug offenders and known child abusers — none of whom is categorically barred from adopting.”  [Real Clear Politics]