I’ve been fascinated by Cristiano Ronaldo’s method of creating his family. He’s just welcomed his twin boys born through surrogacy. This, in addition to his 7 year old son, born the same way.
Whilst I can’t judge him on his choices, I’m perturbed by his possible reasons, chief among them being that the biological mothers are not likely included in the rearing of their offspring.
I’ve a big problem with biological parents not playing a role (or being Passengers) in their children’s lives. It’s sad when a parent is absent; understandable if through tragedy- at least there’s some sort of closure – an answer to the ‘Why?’. But this transactional set-up is alien – to my mind.
It’s deplorable if a parent is deliberately cut out of a child’s life- cases like this abound. It’s unfair to the child- like throwing away a piece of jigsaw.
How does the child complete himself / herself? Think of adopted adults who go looking for their natural parents, for instance.
I understand that there may be instances which seek to justify this scenario, but it’s the deliberate creation of this family that has me asking the question.
A biological parent- barring some unnatural anomaly – should always have a definite role to play in their child’s life. That’s my 2 cents.
I said I wouldn’t judge Ronaldo – I believe I just did. C’est last vie!
July 1, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Your position is mine. The creator of life told us how we must procreate. We should not depart from it.
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July 1, 2017 at 5:15 pm
Thank you! A supporter👍. I just feel that just because it’s possible , it doesn’t mean that we should use this method- at least not for frivolous reasons.
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July 2, 2017 at 5:00 pm
I’m not certain that parenting is ever a frivolous decision. While I understand and respect your position, my personal choice was similar Mr. Ronaldo’s. Similar in that I chose to be a solo parent. Different in that I could bear my own child.
There are as many reasons for choosing to become parents as there are parents on this planet. God, in Its infinite wisdom, gives us freewill to choose our life experiences. As we choose freely, we must also accept the responsibilities and consequences of our choices. That, in my view, is honoring God’s plan for us. 😉 xoxoM
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July 2, 2017 at 6:31 pm
Hello Margarita, thank you for your comment. Your case is the reason why I felt that some element of judgement was inevitable if we compared choices. It’s certainly a fine line we walk when deciding on the parameters within which we chose to procreate. We have a template, then we have freewill. Its the wielding of this free will that makes me ponder.
Thanks for taking the time to reply:)
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July 4, 2017 at 6:11 am
Wow! Thanks for this post. I never knew this much about ‘Ronaldo’s life’ … Every One has a reason for their lifestyles. Crazy sometimes but life is about choices… 🙂
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July 4, 2017 at 7:58 am
Too many choices😮
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