2006-11-14 03:39:20 · 15 answers · asked by reese 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No. Taking care of the children is what it takes to be a good parent. Period!
2006-11-14 03:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by sweetnessmo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on where your morals are if you are Christian than yes it is wrong to live with someone and not be married but you can live with someone and raise your children together I guess the only thing about marriage is your way of saying I will be here no matter what happens not that people care anymore so in society today you are the normal person scary I know but honest me I would probably marry the person if that is who I wanted to be with the rest of my life when I was married I thought a lot more and did a lot less when I got mad I got over it if not for being married than I would have done some things I shouldn't have so I guess it doesn't make you a worse parent it is just a moral issue in your heart hope this helps you out some
2006-11-14 11:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by jds31177 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although all of these people have answered no, but in a way, yes, it does detract from your union. Marriage is a civil and religious committment to each other, and your family. It is an announcement to all--- you family, your friends and the legal system -- that you are a unit of love and support, emotionally, mentally and financially. It is notice to all that you will do all in your power to be kind loving partners and parents. A marriage and wedding is a celebration of this union, even if the wedding is small, and just your closest friends attend. Marriage is something special. It is way more than just living together and producing children. So, yes, you will still parent your children, teach them love them, show them where the boundaries are, read books and magazines that help you rear them as best you can. But, marriage is an announcement, a committment, and it is a public one. That, hon, makes it special......
2006-11-14 12:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by April 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mother is a mother. A father is a father. Together you are parents. Marriage means nothing in the equation of raising a child. Change diapers, feed them, all of this stuff has nothing to do with marriage.
2006-11-14 11:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by Floss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some would say yes,they are the old fashioned ones.You can't be less of a parent just because you are not married.The only way to be less of a parent is to disown your kids.Anyone who has children is 100% a parent,married or not.
2006-11-14 11:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by chanet_rogers 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
neither....I believe if the parents were staying together "for the children", then it is better to be apart. It makes a better parent to put theirselves aside and think of the children and sometimes that means separating! I was married for 18 yrs. was it better to stay with a jerk for the "kids" or was it better to leave and let the kids live in peace! I wish I left sooner! My children are much better off now....me and my ex get along fine and the children are much happier....leaving made us better parents.
2006-11-14 11:44:34 · answer #6 · answered by Tracey H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it doesn't. Believe it or not I have seen many couple break up after they get married cause for some reason once they said their vows things changed. Some find it happier just being together and usually by law you are a common law spouse.
2006-11-14 11:44:12 · answer #7 · answered by andyramvzb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes..
It means you have ignored legal protections for yourself, children,
family in preference of convenience and laziness...
Demanding the legal legal commitment of marriage after living
together is sometimes difficult for the woman...
It is one of the drawbacks of cohabitation...
I do not have a problem with cohabitation or pre-marital sex...
I do have a problem with children out of wedlock while cohabiting.
It is usually dangerous & harmful to both women & children...
2006-11-14 11:47:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe so. I know some who are married and are lousy parents. Being a good parent has nothing to do with being married.
2006-11-14 11:42:27 · answer #9 · answered by iyamacog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it doesn't but it may not afford the child (or children) all of the protection of benefits that they may have if you had been married particularly if something were to happen to you.
2006-11-14 11:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by dano 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋