Airplanes

The comparison of a single parent household to a plane that does not always reach its destination is a creative metaphor, and the incentive behind it is very clear. Two parent households are usually more stable and secure than a one parent household, and therefore the child is, indeed, more likely to grow up safe and sound. However, though the metaphor is accurate on the surface, it is very shallow. There are many many more factors that go into the success of a child than just whether it is being brought up by a single parent or by multiple parents. Some of them can be linked to the status of the parents, but some of them aren't. Obviously the emotional and economic stability of the parent is usually more balanced when it is a married couple. This would be the factor that would create problems for the single parent. On the other hand, a single parent can certainly be just as supportive and loving as a child than a married couple can be... in some ways, more so, because many married couples that stay married simply for the sake of their kid can cause a large amount of tension in the family. Though this metaphor to a plane seems shallow and in some ways insensitive, it is acceptable until he begins to equate gay couples to this template. Gay couples can be just as emotionally stable, financially stable, and loving of a child just as a straight married couple can be. The reason single parents sometimes are less able to raise a child usually has to do with the stress caused by divorce or being a single parent, along with the financial strain that comes with not having a spouse to help support a child. However, a homosexual couple would not have these problems any more than a heterosexual couple would. In fact, the only real difference a homosexual couple would face would be homophobic adults and children harassing their lifestyle. This could create problems, but that is not at the fault of the parents.