Before directly answering the question, I want to acknowledge how arrogant and close minded this haughty man is, yes these are two adjectives often tagged alongside conservatives like Senator Wade, but in my opinion they couldn't be more accurate in describing this man. Maybe my disagreement stems from a close family friend who lives with his partner of 31 years and raises their teenage son, who quite frankly is more stable than most kids I interact with today, or maybe from my cousin who has seen his dad twice in his entire life, yet has a full ride to USC and is a star baseball player that has worked a job since the 9th grade, but Wade, if even having a defendable argument, didn't present his case well. If I didn't agree with his position before the essay I sure as hell don't now. Dr. Wade's metaphor comparing a single parent family to an airplane that isn't guaranteed a safe landing is unconvincing. He is implying that a single parent home can take a child's life, the result in most cases when a plane fails. The connection couldn't be more irrelevant. A questionable airplane has some sort of technical and physical flaw or mishap that hampers the flight, how can you tie that to a single parent home or a homosexual relationship, there is no technical flaw, no loose screw or missing bolt that would cause the child's life to be ruined. In some cases the time spent with you child could be less due to necessary working hours to support your children, but the difference is in no way comparable to a missing piece of a plane. Maybe I am being subjective but I don't see how he draws this comparison what so ever. When I first read it before I had even looked at the blog's prompt I was bemused, I went back and read it again and frankly from that point on I though he was a nut. Wade goes on and on about how committed and dedicated his family is too each other, he basically is trying to get us to believe that if we live like him our lives will be perfect, this man who claims he has a utopian family should broaden his horizons and see that successful childhoods and safe families exist far beyond a traditional two parent heterosexual relationship.