not the way I " slurp "... ...damn !!!!!!

I hope you have a lickher license!!

So, let's say we ban people who keep guns in their house from adopting because well...the kid might shoot themselves.

The pedophilia argument is ridiculous.

Of course I am not advocating that anyone who wishes to adopt be allowed to.

This is a married couple who have been together eleven years who work, maintain a home and who want to raise a child. One is technically obese but not so much that he is not a productive member of society.

Like others I agree, if someone was bed bound then certainly that would be a reason to disallow an adoption. That said though if a married couple, one of whom is a paraplegic, wanted to adopt should they be allowed to? Let's say they meet all the other standards. They both work, are married, maintain a home, are financially secure, have no criminal background...what would you say?

Is it getting wet..er hot in here?

As I stated before, just because you may believe it is "ridiculous" doesn't make the powers that be wrong in their judgement. This couple is NO different than anyone else who wishes to adopt; Subsequently, one can only assume to the motive to do so. Homosexuals are allowed to adopt, yes? Interracial adoptions are allowed, yes? This as a direct result of "expanding" (some may say lowering) previously established standards. We have yet to experience the rammifications/results of the above mentioned social experiments. The powers that be have established a standard in this case, reasoning behind that judgement provided. This appears to be a couple with a sense of entitlement who are unwilling to accept being told "No". They don't meet the established criteria plain and simple. Modus operandi- Don't get your way... whine and cry to a sympathic press, then file a lawsuit.

I would say regardless of who it was or their living situation (even if it were Bill and Melinda Gates) being told "No" means "No" by those in charge and have jurisdiction over the current situation. Don't fret too much, if current social trends hold true, they'll have their adopted baby quicker than you can say "ACLU lawsuit".

So you always accept authority? Somehow after reading your profile, I seriously doubt that!
It's a very nice profile,by the way.

So, I heard today on a couple of the morning shows the 34% of Americans are obese and 33% are overweight.

So, by the standards set for the British couple in the op 67% of Americans should not be allowed to adopt?


Please address this.

I'm considered obese but can keep up with my eight year old.It's funny that any old idiot can have a kid,many unwanted or unloved but people who actually want them have to jump thru hoops.