Children born of heterosexual couples

A good friend from St. Paul, Minnesota, Marilyn McGowan, wanted to post a comment to my last posting, but couldn't figure out what they wanted for her profile. Therefore she sent it directly to me and I will now share it with you:

"In this society, there are far too many children born of heterosexual couples who are in no position to offer care and nurturing of their offspring. Many who become parents are no more than children themselves, most often not married nor intending to marry each other. They lack the skills to parent a child as many have not had positive parental role models in their own lives. Many of these "couples" come out of a cycle of violence in their upbringing and therefore are not prepared to establish a healthy marriage, nor assume the role of a nurturing parent. As a result children born into these situations suffer the consequences of violence and neglect."