Pete and Chasten Buttigieg have a child! Congrats!

[irisblue]

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[FalloutShelter]

1. CONGRATS, to Pete and Chasten and nipper.

[CottonBear]

2. I'm so happy for Secretary Pete and Chasten! 👶 🍼

[TomSlick]

3. Congratulations to Pete and Chasten.

I look forward to pictures.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. Great news!

They'll be amazing parents, I know.

[irisblue]

5. TBH, the dogs, Truman and Buddy and baby photos are what I'm looking forward too

RW heads blowing up is just a side sweet treat

[Lovie777]

6. Yay ...

[StevieM]

7. I am not sure what it means when he says "the process isn't done yet."

But let's be clear about something: if he is saying that they have an adoption plan made, but the baby has not yet been born and adopted, then Pete and Chasten have not become parents.

A pregnant woman is not a birth mother. She is an expectant mother, and then she is the new mom. Prospective adoptive parents are not parents until the child is born and the papers are signed.

If this is a prospective adoption then Pete and Chasten should not be using coercive language. The expectant mother has absolutely no obligation, legal or moral, to follow through with this plan and allow them to adopt the baby.

[Hamlette]

11. My guess is "closer than you think"

I read this article yesterday https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/chasten-buttigieg-pete-buttigieg-washington/2021/07/23/e10fd616-e388-11eb-b722-89ea0dde7771_story.html

It talks about how they have tried to adopt for a year and how difficult it has been. They have been told before that they had a child only to be told soon after that the mother changed her mind. My thinking is that they would not be announcing another "near miss" in this process.

Edited to add: adoption is a process. When my gay cousin adopted in another state, the birth mother relinquished rights and my cousin had the child in her possession but was not allowed to leave the state until a judge signed off on it 7 days later. The birth mother contacted my cousin to say she had changed her mind, my cousin told her she was going through with it anyway and the adoption went through as planned. My cousin's son is now 4.

[StevieM]

14. Until the process is complete it is always quite possible that the adoption will not happen.

I don't approve of these kinds of pre-adoption announcements. They can have the effect of being coercive. Often the expectant mother is placed under pressure not to break the prospective adoptive parents hearts by backing out of the adoption plan.

[Hamlette]

16. I wasn't aware of pre-adoption announcements.

I'll reserve judgment until I know more.

[irisblue]

18. Are you a family law attorney? Your comments are specific. thx

[StevieM]

27. I am not an attorney.

But I do know how about the tactics that are used to coerce expectant mothers who have indicated that they are willing to do an adoption. They can be placed under intense pressure "not to break the parents hearts." Those tactics include referring to the prospective adoptive parents as the parents and calling the expectant mother a birth mother so that she is made to feel like she has no moral right to keep her own baby, even if she changes her mind.

[meadowlander]

12. They could have a surrogacy agreement.

[Mosby]

13. She could be a surrogate, under contract.

[pinkstarburst]

24. Maybe they used a surrogate

I'm thinking Pete and Chasten know a heck of a lot more about their situation and the specifics involved than you do making blind guesses. Pete is pretty media savvy. I highly doubt he would announce something like this prematurely if there was the worry the birth mother could change her mind.

[StevieM]

26. Again, it is not appropriate to call a pregnant woman a birth mother.

She is not a birth mother until the baby is born and the papers are signed.

[3catwoman3]

8. What a fortunate child!

They will be great dads.

[Faux pas]

9. Kickin' With Gusto!

[bluewater]

10. Congratulations!

[demmiblue]

15. They will make wonderful parents!

Congrats!

[MontanaMama]

17. I needed some good news today.

This is wonderful to hear.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. This is wonderful news! Congrats to Sec'y Buttigieg and Chasten! ♥

[Botany]

20. 2 things

1. That child will be loved.

2. Mayor Pete and his husband asked for privacy and
I can respect that.

Btw Joe and Jill will be the best friend that child will ever have.... watch Joe put up a crib and changing table in the oval office.

[Deuxcents]

28. I can see it now..

What I great thought. It’ll be fun way watching that.. and, of course, heads exploding

[Pisces]

21. Congratulations!!

[Hekate]

22. Awwww. Congratulations and best wishes always

[bdamomma]

23. Congrats

to the soon to be parents, that child is going to very fortunate.

[a kennedy]

25. ❤️ 🥰 ❤️ 🥰 ❤️ 🥰

👶🏻 ❤️ 🥰 ❤️