Discussion

Introduction

Part of your assignment asks you to discuss the pros and cons of co-parenting by taking your starting point in one of the texts. In your discussion, you should use at least two of the following phrases: in this case, next, similarly, in contrast, secondly, yet, in addition, to sum up. These phrases are connectors – or linking phrases – that introduce an argument (in this case), alternative arguments (next, secondly, similarly, in addition), an opposing argument (yet, in contrast), or a conclusion (to sum up). 

Pros of co-parenting

Both texts introduce some of the pros of co-parenting. In “Co-parents, but not romantic partners”, financial stability is one of the advantages of co-parenting. Busic shares her experience and claims that the support of someone like Schulz is exactly what she was looking for: “I also didn’t want to do it alone, and I think that, you know, we need to raise children in communities and families, like, it’s really tough stuff doing it ful...