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Old 04-07-2008, 08:50 AM
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i've also heard that there is some deep-rooted stigma against a man raising another man's son. this is supposedly silent at times or even unconscious. i should cite my sources, but i can't recall 'em.

This is also common propaganda used when talking to pregnant woman facing an unplanned pregnancy with regards to adoption. I have heard many stories where women have been told that a man will never marry her, because a man doesn't want to raise another mans child.

I've also heard it pointed more specifically to boys.

In addition to this - we talked about this in our Foster Parenting Training...that boys are harder to place, because men 'instinctively shy away' from raising another man's son.
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