A child that grows up in a situation where a parent is missing,replaced by a total stranger and a child that grows up in a situation where there are more than one wives sharing his/her father relatively amicable,Which one these children will be more emotionally stable in life?

In a nutshell,is it better for a child emotionally and otherwise to grow up in a polygamous home or in a step-parenthood home?

I for one as a ''child'' will prefer a polygamous home where two of my parents are intact to a step-parenthood home where one biological parent is away and i am made to do with whatever is available just because it suites my parent needs.

Step parenthood is definitely better

in redstink's case, any offspring of his [yeah right ] would be better off with a stepfather.

s.perm donors are many, real fathers are more rare.

I think step parenthood is emotionally draining for children,especially boys left with their mum with another man coming in to rule d roost or a vicious woman on d other hand. Worse among africans who are use to accepting other peeps children as their's.

^^if it pains you, go and die.

This colo woman rampaging like a wild bull. Imagine u being a step mum to children tpia,hell.

^^feel free to quench at the thought.

With ur nature i don't think u will go past d level of one night stand,tpia. No sane man will want u near children.

well, to engage in back and forth with a demented nitwit, or to not give this lonely f.ool the attention he's craving.

i guess you'll just have to suck a lemon @ poster.

U just said it all about urself.Lonely,ugly,grumpy little bittch. That how u come across,ALWAYS.

Get off my thread u little fcker,tpia

Her death was said to have prompted all out war bw d relatively small igbo kingdom and d bini empire. I have a vague knowledge of d account but i would love a seasoned and impartial historian,versed in bini history to throw a light on this.

^^tpiah was on the other thread.

It is all your fault,whtch,tpia.

I don't know, both have their own inherent issues, but overall, I personally find step parenthood much more difficult to wrap my head around than I do polygamy. I can neither emotionally or mentally come to grips with the thought of a step parent. I'm sure I'd detest said individual 'til I die. Others may feel otherwise, but I'll go with polygamy.

Besides, step parenthood is typically known to happen late in childhood or teen years, so I would consider children in polygamous marriages to be the ones growing up in such an environment, whereas step parenthood is more about [re]adjusting to a foreign element (or foreign elements). So, a child in a polygamous marriage wouldn't have to face such a transition as emotionally and mentally testing as step parenthood (I assume).

the op is just trying to confuse himself.

ChinenyeN:

I don't know, both have their own inherent issues, but overall, I personally find step parenthood much more difficult to wrap my head around than I do polygamy. I can neither emotionally or mentally come to grips with the thought of a step parent. I'm sure I'd detest said individual 'til I die. Others may feel otherwise, but I'll go with polygamy.

Besides, step parenthood is typically known to happen late in childhood or teen years, so I would consider children in polygamous marriages to be the ones growing up in such an environment, whereas step parenthood is more about [re]adjusting to a foreign element (or foreign elements). So, a child in a polygamous marriage wouldn't have to face such a transition as emotionally and mentally testing as step parenthood (I assume).

Good points.Step parenthood could be as bad as having children in care system.Some people are too daft to even love their own children,talk less of other's children and children helplessly find themselves in such situation most times which makes their life silently hellish.

tpia@:

the op is just trying to confuse himself.

Imagine the time u are awake talking rubbish.Can't you sleep?Are you schizoprenic?

You probably need some good hammering to put u to deep sleep.You are missing out badly

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2769/moinmoi.jpg

Is that you tpia?,oh heaven my instinct was right,just the picture i had in mind.