Originally posted to Quora. The original question was "Do parents love biological children more than adopted children?" Someone who was a biological father without adopted children, who was therefore speculating, posted: ...I think that we derive a certain…
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Quora: How should paternity leave be arranged for a gay man with an adopted child?
Orignally posted to Quora. Q: How should paternity leave be arranged for a gay man with an adopted child? Should he get paternity leave, which is usually shorter, or maternity leave? If he gets maternity leave, doesn't this suggest he…
Quora: If you are an adoptive parent, do you celebrate your child's 'gotcha day'?
My answer, originally published on Quora. Q: If you are an adoptive parent, do you celebrate your child's 'gotcha day'or 'homecoming day'? If yes, how do you do it? My Answer: We don't. The main reason is that, for both…
Quora: Is it more expensive to have twins or two single pregnancies?
My answer, originally published on Quora. Q: From a purely financial standpoint is it more expensive to have twins? Or two single pregnancies 1-2 years apart? Keeping in mind maternity leave, nursery costs, furniture / equipment to buy and economies of…
Quora: On nannies, stay-at-home parents & feminism
My comments on an answer to a Quora question. Original Question: Motherhood: Are stay at home moms/dads who have a full-time nanny lazy? One person who answered this question basically said YES for the following reasons. "This trend…
Quora: How do gay male parents substitute for breast-feeding for their babies?
My answer, originally published on Quora. My Answer They do it the way ANY adoptive parent -- male or female, gay or straight - does it: usually -bottle-feeding with formula. Entire generations of kids grew up healthy on just formula,…