Suppose for a moment that before time our Heavenly Mother had an affair with the Music Minister of Heaven. Our Heavenly Father cast her and her lover out of Heaven and banished him to the Earth. In our Heavenly Father’s anger and bitterness he tried to remove every memory of his wife as if she no longer exisited and declared war on he who stole her from him. Our Heavenly Father has written us letters telling us of the evils of our Mother’s boyfriend, what a slut our Mother was and threats of what life would be like with our Mother in an attempt to sway us in the biggest custody battle of the ages. Because our Mother was receiving all of our attention and love, in a desperate attempt to lure his children back, our Father finds a women He thinks is worthy and she bears His child; a child who is used to sway his siblings into choosing to live with their Father. Our problems today as a society are nothing more than the court battles of an ongoing divorce and we are caught in the middle.
Wow, you guys are vicious! You were nicer to the guy who asked if Chuck Norris and Jesus were the same person. Go figure!

My father and mother are divorced, I am living with my mother and my father is on the verge of deciding he wants nothing to do with me for the next five years or more. He is also getting remarried and is planning on having children with his new future wife. I want to be able to have a relationship with these future kids he plans to have because they will be my half siblings, but I highly doubt he will let me see them. What sort of visitation rights do I have? Oh and by the way I live in Ohio.

okay….. what did/do you do to cope with what happened? do you accept you step-parent? if you have siblings, do you think their is some kind of favoritism toward them? How often do you think about it? Do you cry?Are you close to your parents and step parents….? I went through a divorce when i was 7,but i want to know how it’s affected other people…

come from a family of 5 kids. A 40′s 50′ and 60′s brood. Mum and dad loved each other, working class people, three of the siblings are older now in the late 50′and 60′s me and my brother are children of the 1960′s.
Out of all of us, 4 of our lot have had wives or husbands that cheated on them, of my siblings 1 cheated on the partner.
Isn’t this a scary set of figures? All of us were equally devastated by their partners infidelity, (but only the one that was cheating got a divorce years ago)…
I am now in my 50′s also got divorced (making 2 of us now)and wondered if there is any such thing these days as a sacred relationship like my parents had? What is in store for naive people who grew up in a fairy tale example of two loving people who toiled and raised their kids with values and moral, and above all, to be loyal? Sorry to go on, but my heart saddens more and more as I read about all these hard stories and lack of hope situations people find themsleves in…
Your a total ar$e ‘Keeping it Real’…

My son is two and a half. He speaks English just fine, but often enjoys talking in his own ‘language’. While no one else can understand him, it sounds like he has a well – developed grammar system for his ‘language’, and uses the same ‘words’ and ‘phrases’ in a consistent manner.

I know kids make stuff up and play games, but he really is taking it a little too far. He has no siblings or imaginary friends, but shows strong indications of being ADHD.

When he starts going off on a tangent in his private ‘language’ I usually tell him he’s not using words. He laughs a little and keeps going. Any thoughts?
Look, I know a lot of two year olds. I’m a day care teacher for toddlers. So when I say he’s taking it a little far, I’m not exaggerating.
The only other kids that I’ve known who’ve had this intricate of ‘languages’ didn’t really talk, or struggled.
My son doesn’t have problems speaking properly when he choses to do so. Also, I refuse to repeat his ‘language’ or pretend that I understand it. I don’t think anyone does.
Sometimes I wonder if he likes to talk but has nothing to say, so he makes it up.

Should marriage of at least same-sex cousins, siblings, or others be allowed? Would it be a violation of "equal protection" if opposite-sex relatives were banned, but same-sex relatives were allowed?

Please don’t assume I favor this. I’m just asking a question to determine whether the logic supporting same-sex marriage is applicable to other areas.

And "that’s gross" isn’t much of an answer. Many people would probably have that reaction to many proposals being discussed in society today.
Thanks for specific statute.

Well, i’m a young woman (21) in a stable relationship. I know i might be too young but lately i have been having baby fever, everywhere i go i see babies and pregnant women. I can’t stop the feeling of wanting to be a mom, i feel ready for it and have knowledge about raising kids (i raised both of my siblings). I’ve talked about having kids to my partner but he doesn’t want to have any kids or get married ever (he had a bad previous marriage). It breaks my heart thinking that i won’t be able to refer to him as "my husband" or have his kids. I’m not pushing the issue because i don’t want to scare him or make him mad. But i really want to become a mother within the next few years i just don’t know how to approach it or tell him exactly how i feel about having a baby.

Any good advice is appreciated.

What do you think about naming siblings … Adam and Eve or Jacob and Rachel or Abraham and Sarah? Is that strange because those couples are married in the bible? Or do the names just match/flow together ultra well, etc … and pay an additional tribute to the bible?

I am turning 17 in August. My boyfriend is turning 17 in July. We’ve been together for 3 years & 4 months. Totally in love with each other. He has a great job…and is going to be a welder…so..we will be ok on money and all that stuff. BUT the problem is….my mom is totally freaked out about me and him. I barely see him twice a month. And when we hang out…she flips! His parents are totally understanding and treats us like mature adults…which we have both been raised as. The topic of marriage came up last night because it would totally make both of our lives easier…to be able to be together without my parents flipping out. My boyfriend has made a promise to hisfamily…especially to his dad…..that he is going to take care of me…and that he is a man…and will do whatever it takes to support and be with me…. BUT…I was wondering if any of you have any advice for me?

P.S.- We will be moving to Az after I turn 18 cause I graduate when I am 17.
Ok…well, my plans are possibly holding off on marriage…BUT we figured…one day we will get married. I will go to college….he will help pay for it through his Native American tribe in Az. WE already know each other…we used to spend everyday with each other…until we moved to another state…and live in seperate towns. (This is our first year "apart".) He is different…..all he wants is a family…some one there for him…and I feel the same. I know I am young….yet…I feel so old. I have played the "mother" figure in my house..raising siblings and cousin. He was played the "father" figure…having to support and raise his siblings. We don’t agure….at all. BUT thanks for all the advice.

I grew up in a conservative family, all my siblings have keep their marriage intact if not perfect. I found a partner who is not a husband-material, so to speak. I am 36 years old and so unhappy with my predicament.