I am not going to be able to vote at the coming referendum in Ireland but this of course does not stop me having an opinion.

I am hoping that we will bring a resounding vote of yes.

I have, with some wonder been looking at the No voters arguments;
principal among these it seems is that a child should best be reared by a male and a female- which seems to me to be utter nonsense.

There used to be a day when the Mother provided the nurture and the Father’s role was to have as little contact with the children as possible.
I am so pleased to see that now that day is well passed.

“Mothering” and “Fathering” are now provided by either sex and indeed in the eighties when we were raising our children they were so unaware of our roles that they would frequently address us by the other parents name.