Difference between revisions of "Parent"

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-A '''parent''' is a person who, in the case of [[women]], gives birth to offspring or, in the case of [[men]], contributes genetic material to their offspring.  In nearly all human cultures it is the responsibility of the parents to raise their offspring.  Parents traditionally have come in pairs, usually a man or a woman.  It is not uncommon however for there to be single parents, a sole woman or man raising their children.  This could be due to a number of different factors such as the death of one parent or [[divorce]].  In some parts of the world there are same sex parent couples; two men or two women have the responsibility of raising their offspring.  Rarer cases include multiple parents, however these are very few in number.
-Parents can either take on the responsibility of raising their offspring through biological creation, [[adoption]] (this is the case for same sex parenting) or informally given the role from close friends or family since their may not be able to adequately raise their own offspring.
-[[Category:Family]]

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