Us Man Claims To Be Pregnant.....

witchofthedogs · #21 03-25-2008, 03:56 PM

And let me be clear, my problem isn't with someone transgendered parenting a child (adopting a child, biologically producing a child with a partner, whatever). I have an issue with this particular gentleman because I don't know (and, from the story, who can be sure) where, on the spectrum of the whole thing he stands.

I don't believe you can be a man and fully embrace what that means if you still put yourself in the maternal position of gestating, carrying and birthing a child. Men can't do that. So is this guy fully willing to embrace what it means to be a man or is he stuck somewhere in the middle? And if he's stuck somewhere in the middle, where does that put him in terms of being a stable parent?

Am I in a position to judge? Probably not - but this guy went public and now he stands in the public arena, so it wasn't as if he didn't expect people to comment.

hockey · #22 03-25-2008, 03:59 PM

I think the definition of a woman is the ability to conceive and give birth. Therefore...I still see "him" as a woman who is acting (with medical help) as a man.

I have nothing personally against this couple. I am just concerned for this child's future mental and physical health.

Other options are available (adoption and such) yet, they are choosing to do this and creating a bit of a media stir in the process by claiming to be the first pregnant MAN. I disagree with that statement, 100%.

To each his/her own..... but I know I wouldn't attract more attention to this if it was me and my family.

Pythoness · #23 03-25-2008, 04:00 PM

Okay, the wife wasn't able to get pregnant. They wanted a biological child.

It makes more sense to me now.

Somehow I didn't get that in the first reading.

Jessica · #24 03-25-2008, 04:03 PM

Oh my gawd, I just took a look at the tags for this post. "ifitsmellslikefish" "no hoo hoo" "still got vajayjay"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Jessica · #25 03-25-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyandDMB

I have nothing personally against this couple. I am just concerned for this child's future mental and physical health.

I understand the physical health part, because I don't think there is much research done on how prolonged testosterone injection will effect a woman's body while she's pregnant, but why mental?

I think the child will be born into a family with a mother figure and a father figure, and probably won't know much about this until much later in life.

hockey · #26 03-25-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rosie

I understand the physical health part, because I don't think there is much research done on how prolonged testosterone injection will effect a woman's body while she's pregnant, but why mental?

I think the child will be born into a family with a mother figure and a father figure, and probably won't know much about this until much later in life.

Ok... guess I'm jumping the gun. Sorry.

Just thinking ahead to the emotional wear that this child being born from a "man", as he is claiming to be, might become a label. Again... I have no issues with this couple... only their claim: (to be the first pregnant man) and the attention they are creating to this situation.

I have no doubt the child will be loved..... just pointed at more than the usual kid and hopefully, NOT thrown on Oprah and Dr. Phil and studied like a lab rat.

I'm really all about live and let live.... I'm just scratching my head on the claim, the unneeded attention and possible medical concerns.

19720 · #27 03-25-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by motherof3

But if "he" still has a uterus and ovaries how can he be a man????? Add on equipment does not count!! LOL And WTF happens when his milk comes in if his boobs were removed? How the hell does that work??

It will squeeze out of a pimple on his back........

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My problem with this article is that we'd like to think, and hope, that someone who is bringing a child into this world willingly (and the gods know, this had to have taken some kind of planning in this instance) would be mentally put-together enough to put their own concerns aside and put that of their child first. However, this guy doesn't seem to have really gotten his own issues under control (sure, you're transgendered, but you're really not at this point, are you?) before electing to do this...
You are either one sex or the other - I don't care which one you pick, but pick one.

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Jessica · #28 03-25-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyandDMB

Again... I have no issues with this couple... only their claim: (to be the first pregnant man) and the attention they are creating to this situation.

I agree with you on that. To me, the first pregnant man would have to be a biological man, not someone in the process of becoming one.

motherof3 · #29 03-25-2008, 06:25 PM

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Just thinking ahead to the emotional wear that this child being born from a "man", as he is claiming to be, might become a label. Again... I have no issues with this couple... only their claim: (to be the first pregnant man) and the attention they are creating to this situation

I agree with this. My whole point was that he can't fully be considered a man if he still has female parts that can be used to reproduce offspring. Therefore the headline is not true. He is a female that chose to live as a male. Which I have no problem with, but I think it may negatively impact that child since she will have to deal with a very unique family situation at some point in her life. And I only hope it won't be carried on by the public because the parents decided to make it know for whatever their reasons were. It obviously was a very personal decision to them and I just don't agree with the making it a public issue like they've done.

19720 · #30 03-25-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyandDMB

I think the definition of a woman is the ability to conceive and give birth. Therefore...I still see "him" as a woman who is acting (with medical help) as a man.

If he ain't got "hang-lo".... its a woman.........

and for that matter.....If you once has a "hang-lo"... you cannot be considered a woman...EVER!!!!

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