WTF? Strangers Making Babies TV show

Supposedly there are FB groups and Apps with the premising of hooking up "strangers" to conceive a child with. I did watch the show on CH4 but the arrangement is an odd one, why not just go down the sperm donor route? Or same sex couples using a surrogate, the whole show and concept was depressingly sad and cringey, I'd hate to be in such an extreme position

@MorganKitten Your reply, and the rage behind it, makes me think of the Judgement of Solomon in terms of who is fit to be a parent.

Being a parent means it's no longer about you and your desires but about providing the best for your child. People who don't see that shouldn't be parents imo.

Children need stability. Where there is a lack of stability through tragedy is one thing, where there is a lack of stability through deliberate choices people are making is something completely different.

Wow. Just finished episode 1. It's all a bit mad. Won't they have to live within 15/20 minutes of each other for the kid to get to school? Who gets them on their birthdays/ Christmas?

I know separated parents have these issues but usually they are together at least when they conceive.

Rubbish idea for a TV show (but they'll make a show about anything these days).

As for the topic, not much different to all the single people who want to have babies but not a partner. Big difference seems to be you meet the donor and share parenting.

Had to turn it off after 2 mins, terrible idea for a tv show.

Children and babies aren't entertainments to be paraded on TV as part of a badly thought out "reality" show.

Families come in all shapes and sizes but FFS those poor potential kids being brought into the world for a bit of drama and entertainment for the folks sitting on couches at home?

Surely that cannot be a healthy way for a child to be brought into and up in the world, like the Truman show almost

@ConsuelaHammock but then every relationship has the possibility of breaking down, leaving the child with separate parents. I think "selfish" is quite harsh. I don't know anything about the people involved or their back story but i'm guessing it's something they have put a lot of thought into.

This is hideous. It's a human being not 2 neighbours agreeing to share a dog

What a dreadful idea for a tv show. I think babies should ideally be created by two parents who love each other. No child would only want one parent if they could have had two good parents. Very selfish of the adults involved .

I don’t know what the programme contains, but it’s concept is perfectly clear. And I find it abhorrent.

Then don't comment about the concept. You know nothing about it.

How about watching the programme BEFORE piling in with your judgmental comments?

There are dating sites like this that I've heard about. One was the really rich, people like the sons of nobles and the like who aren't married and want a son but dont want to do all the work when the child is young, and high flying career women who want their child to have a title and their school fees paid, who could meet and make a deal where the woman would undergo treatment to see that it was a boy and the man would pay for education and connections because of his title.... I don't have the link now but it was a few years ago. Its worrying and Channel 4 making a programme on the same type of thing, this looks like us more commoners though not lord and multi millionaires, is just more ways we're now making babies as commodities and making reality shows like it's an odd competition of who can make the most "unusual" and "modern" family.

What a dreadful concept for a tv show . Are there no levels to which they won't sink in their desperate attempts to find new entertainment?
Beyond bad taste.

[quote Warrickdaviesasplates]@MorganKitten I would think it would be better to co-parent with a long term friend or go down the sperm donor route and do it alone.

Surely either of those options would be better than a reality show matching you with a stranger and you making a huge life long decision with someone you don't even know.

All these dating shows (Married At First Sight being the main one) that match people up surely show how rarely it works out in the long run. Yes I certainly found the recent series of MAFS entertaining, but bringing a new life into the world isn't about entertainment, it's a serious thing that shouldn't be trivialised.[/quote]
It’s up to the person having the child - if they can co parent well why does it matter?

[quote FightingTheFoo]@MorganKitten Sorry but there isn't one. [/quote]
So every one who has been a single parent by choice is selfish?

To me that’s highly judgemental, you don’t know how good a parent they will be. Your calling every women who chose to raise a child alone - no matter how they are conceived selfish, yet they could be amazing parents. In fact I know several who have raised fantastic children and haven’t been stuck in a place they don’t want to be.

Also women who chose to adopt as lone parents - your calling them selfish, what about giving that child a good home?

@MorganKitten I would think it would be better to co-parent with a long term friend or go down the sperm donor route and do it alone.

Surely either of those options would be better than a reality show matching you with a stranger and you making a huge life long decision with someone you don't even know.

All these dating shows (Married At First Sight being the main one) that match people up surely show how rarely it works out in the long run. Yes I certainly found the recent series of MAFS entertaining, but bringing a new life into the world isn't about entertainment, it's a serious thing that shouldn't be trivialised.

What do they do if they object to how the other person parents?

You admit it's not the best subject for a TV show because of the children involved

But nevertheless saying it's a grim idea is definitely wrong and shows posters are not 'diverse'.

So you're in the fence then.

Can't bring yourself to say yay or nay.

Look, not everyone is lucky enough to meet the love of their life and conceive a child with them. I admit it's not the best subject for a TV show because of the children involved but if it opens people's eyes to diverse families then that can only be a good thing. Frankly it sounds like some posters on this thread could do with tuning in.

That is absolutely hideous. Really shocked the programme makers were allowed to do this for entertainment.

Those poor children. Sounds like a dystopian film or novel plot.

@MorganKitten Sorry but there isn't one.