'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two' on Passport Applications

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Off-the-cuff reply fueled by intolerance and ignorance:

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

complete and utter breakdown of American society. Pretty soon robots will be able to be your parents also? What happened to core values, morals, and 'complete' families? Yes I'm an American but every year I see this country going deeper and deeper down the crapper

Nuanced, rational reply:

Originally Posted by gimpy117

well the thing is too...if I had gotten a passport when i was a minor via my dad and stepmother... I don't really call her my mother. So i can see how even in a situation where it's not a same-sex marriage situation it would be more politically correct.

What a difference between the two. See, folks, sometimes it pays to lay down your zealotry, take a deep breath, and think before you post.

So, yet again, we decide to bow to such petty demands rather than insisting that those whiney, self-important, easily-offended individuals grow thicker skin.

Oh, the irony .

Originally Posted by Penguin

I foresee interesting scenes at the passport office:
"Ok, my name is Bill Bonehead, and I am parent one, as I am the father"
"Hey, I am his mother, so I should be parent one!"
"Nancy, we debated this before! Clerk, write my name under parent one!"
"No way, mofo! Take this:" *bang, bang, bang*

That was my first thought as well.

Personally I would think that "Guardian" would make a better choice of words here. *Shrug*

Yeah, there's that, too.