???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Love is all that's important...this couple whose child > will at the least start its life being wanted and > loved Agree with ???? here, love and wanting the child have to be the most important requisites for good parenting to take place. As HAL9000 rightly pointed out, abuse occurs in "regular" families, and such abuse (whether it be emotional, physical, psychological or sexual) tends to occur in families where the love for and want of the child are manifestly lacking. I wish the couple all the best, though it won't be easy - too many people with too many prejudices in my most humble opinion.