Ruth Davidson

[maggiebee]

Just heard that Ruth Davidson had given birth to a boy. The Scottish Conservative leader tweeted on Friday afternoon that she and her partner Jen Wilson named the child Finn Paul Davidson. He weighed 10lb 1.5oz. Not quite sure how I feel about this but wish wee Finn a long and happy life.

[naomi24]

AL, I took that to mean she's not entirely sure how she feels about same sex parents.

[Deskdiary]

Let's take it as fact that the most important thing is the child.

Whether the parents be two women who are lesbians or two blokes that are gay or a hetero man and woman etc etc...

But why is it so wrong to hold the opinion that the best environment for a child is a mother and father?

Are we now at the point where this is considered the 'wrong' opinion? Because some of the comments on this thread would appear to suggest it is.

[murraymints]

corrrr what a whopper..lovely lovely news..many congratulations to mum and mum xx

[Deskdiary]

I completely agree murraymints - good luck to them. I think they make a wonderful couple and I have no doubts they'll do a brilliant job.

I think Ruth Davidson is a fantastic Tory and I wish she wouldn't waste her time up there and throw herself into power where it matters - she'd make a great Tory leader (and we need one), but it does irritate me that people who think the best people for parenthood are a mother and father are considered wrong. And I don't think they are.

Yes (yawn and sigh - booooring) there are bad mother and father parents, but most aren't and they bring their kids up well.

[gness]

How lovely....well perhaps not the weight! Nice name too.....wish the family lots of happy times....x

[loulou111]

Congratulations to the happy parents .10 pounds 1.5 oz my goodness, what a whopper!.

[jim360]

I'm not sure there's any concrete evidence to believe that having a male and female parent as a role model is essential or even beneficial. For that matter, even single-parent families aren't necessarily too much of a handicap. The dominant contribution to the child's well-being is stability and love, however that's achieved and whoever that's come from. Just because same-sex families are fairly new, and heterosexual couples were the way it was done for most of history, isn't in itself a reason to favour one over the other.

I don't think it's unreasonable to be a little, shall we say, nervous about the child's prospects with same-sex parents, but that should be a prompt to actually research the impacts, rather than reach a snap conclusion and then stick to it without further thought.

[murraymints]

I have a same sex couple (female) as friends..they each had a child by the same donor at the same time, and now have the most gorgeous boys a week apart in age...now 9 years old and brighter, happier boys you will never meet..as both mums are ! a lovely couple, their gender is not even seen any longer they are the most wonderful parents..just happen to be mum and mum

[Deskdiary]

I can only speak personally, but taking my son to football on Saturday and Rugby on Sunday suits me better than my wife who has no interest in either, and my wife taking my daughter to have her nails and hair done suits both of them rather then me doing it, as I have no interest in either.

I like to think my kids are well adjusted having been brought up in a 'traditional' (I will not use the word 'normal' - although I'd like to) family environment.

As are every other couple and their kids that we know.

But to hold this opinion seems anathema to some - and I find that odd.

[gness]

The only reason to be nervous, Jim is because of the reaction the family will get from the likes of some on this thread.

Maybe we're lucky but the two children in our family being brought up by two ladies and by two chaps are growing into fine people.
There may be problems ahead but knowing their parents as I do they'll be well able to deal with them.....and they'll be kind and caring adults.....x

[jim360]

Don't be so silly, nobody's criticising traditional families as long as they're happy and stable. It's just that there doesn't have to be a binary choice between the two.

[murraymints]

traditional families and traditional roles Desky..perfectly normal..nowt wrong with that at all.... some families are a little less traditional, but still happy and functioning

[Toorak]

I don’t share her political position but I respect and admire her and I wish her and her family all the very best for the future.

[gness]

That's all we should wish for a family, Toorak.....and when we see what happens to some children a wanted and loved child is wonderful..x

[Spungle]

What surprises me is that the child is named as a "boy". Surely the baby, consigned to live a life being raised by a couple of lesbians, is a "child" in this day and age where political correctness trumps commonsense until "it" chooses it's own gender?

[jackthehat]

Ah, Spungle.....what ill-informed nonsense you spout.

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

Give it a rest with your petty squabbling against those ABers who happen to hold a different opinion to yourself, you spoil most threads that you decide to contribute to.

[Zacs-Master]

Your post would seem to typify ‘petty squabbling’, AOG.

[jno]

lol at aog's first post on this thread...

I wish the baby and parents well - in theory the arrival of a baby Conservative is to be reprehended, but I've always had a sneaking liking for Davidson.

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master
No just a word of advice for those like yourself.