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I go back and forth between a kid needing male and female parents and that not being particularly important. I know teenage boys and girls need that older same sex parent like figure as a role model. That said, through the work that I've done I've encountered a lot of kids (well, former kids) who grew up in horrific environments with parents or adults who abused and/or neglected them. Like if you're a normal person you can't imagine the things some people do to children. So I think that providing a kid with a safe and stable home, with attentive parents that love them puts you like 90% of the way there (and is also one of the most amazing things you can do for a person). So I go back and forth on this one.

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There is nothing like having a mother and father rising you together. However, having two same sex parents is still close and they can do a job to raise a child right. That said, a child with two dads is going to need his or her aunts more than a typical child would, but most people have aunts or uncles or grandparents or neighbours they get along with anyway.