> Nothing replaces a parent, even a flawed one. That's easily refuted -- it depends on how flawed. Talk to some kids who have been abused, abandoned or had de

> Nothing replaces a parent, even a flawed one. That's easily refuted -- it depends on how flawed. Talk to some kids who have been abused, abandoned or had debilitatingly mentally ill parents. Compare with kids whose parents divorced or who lost a parent to disease.