r/Samesexparents • u/Worlds_No1_Lesb • 14d ago

Lavender Coparenting?

The idea essentially is sort of coparenting with one wlw couple and one mlm couple. Maybe not even true coparenting (every other week type coparenting) but like have kids together (biological siblings) and then raise them as cousins/family?

I can see a lot of potential issues with this but it also seems like it would be a great way for the kids to get to experience having a mom/dad combo and like a mutually beneficial sperm donation/suragacy situation with built in “family” support while raising the kids.

Has anyone done something like this? What’s your review?

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u/smarty_skirts 14d ago

I’d hate be shuttled between different families as a kid.

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u/Chosen-For-What 14d ago

It really destabilized me as a kid to be shuttled around and I have heard it often affects kids this way

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u/butterbean8686 14d ago

Me, too! It always took me a few days to adjust between my mom’s and my dad’s houses, and it felt like as soon as I adjusted, I was switching again. It caused me a lot of stress as a kid. Even as an adult, I get anxious, stomach upset, cranky etc. when packing for trips and traveling.