Trying to wrap my head around the concept of platonic parenting. At first blush it seems like two like-minded people getting together to raise a kid as a divorced pair might minus all the feuding, jockeying for control and all-around negativity that post divorce co-parenting often devolves into. Each part of the platonic parenting unit may have a romantic partner of their own to whom this child is not related. That sounds like a hedge against the souring of the primary romantic relationship and the concomitant pain it might bring to the child.
The platonic parents have no reason to tear each other up and destroy the child along the way. So chances the kid will have two parents who love them and work together on child-rearing. Such are the signs of the times we live in. People want to do the right thing as parents - love and protect their kids from harm. Yet, the societal and legal frameworks that govern their ability to do so leaves a lot to be desired. Platonic parenting seems to be a concept that works around those gaps to create a sort of safety net for the parents and their child. Sad but definitely intriguing idea.
The platonic parents have no reason to tear each other up and destroy the child along the way. So chances the kid will have two parents who love them and work together on child-rearing. Such are the signs of the times we live in. People want to do the right thing as parents - love and protect their kids from harm. Yet, the societal and legal frameworks that govern their ability to do so leaves a lot to be desired. Platonic parenting seems to be a concept that works around those gaps to create a sort of safety net for the parents and their child. Sad but definitely intriguing idea.
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