Most mothers would be aghast at the idea of their son getting it on with a hooker or searching for sex online. But not Lucy Baxter; she wants her 21-year-old son Otto, who has Down syndrome, to lose his virginity so he can "enjoy the same experiences as other men his age."
"I'd like all my boys to find love and enjoy sex," she said.
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"The trouble is, when he goes out on the town to nightclubs and pubs these days his friends get lucky. Otto manages to get off with somebody, a snog or two, but then they don't want any more than that," she says.
The 50-year-old mum helped her son set up a social-networking profile and says she's prepared to send Otto to a brothel in Amsterdam if it comes to that.
"A few of his friends suggested it a few months ago and since then I've talked to Otto about it in an adult way," she explains, adding that she'd love it if he found a girlfriend and got her pregnant. "[Becoming a father is] another experience everyone else goes through, so why not him?"
According to Otto, who's also an aspiring actor, "I'm on a mission to find a girlfriend. My reason is I want to have sex." We can't help but root for a man who knows what he wants.
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Tuesday 17 March
By Annee
Jeeze louise! This "mother" pimping for her son? Some people actually do go through life without having sex. How about teaching him to masturbate?
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Thursday 19 March
By bitz
OK to all the people who are saying that sex is just not that big of a deal, and that he should go through life masterbating, well, you obviously never had good sex! How sad really!
Tuesday 17 March
By kim
As the mother of a three year old with down syndrome; to think that at this age, my child will probably never be a father. That is a very sad thought. If she is encouraging her child to actually biologically father a child, I am not sure what the outcome would be, I hope that she knows. I am not even sure that the odds are 50/50. I do agree that I hope my child finds love and acceptance even in the face of his differences. However, I am not sure that I would be willing to do "anything" for my son.
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Tuesday 17 March
By Bryn
Because Down Syndrome is a trisomy, it is very unlikely that this young man will even be capable of having children. Fertility amongst both males and females is reduced; males are usually unable to father children, while females demonstrate significantly lower rates of conception relative to unaffected individuals. I believe that there have been only three recorded instances of males with Down syndrome fathering children. Also it is, indeed, a 50% chance that if he was able to have a child, the offspring would have Down Syndrome too. When the chromosomes split to form sperm, usually there are one per gamete but in the case of a trisomy, half will have two 21st chromosomes and half will have one.
What a sad situation. I hope Otto finds companionship and realizes that there is more to a relationship than sex.
Tuesday 17 March
By jenny
Im a little dumbfounded. How about I want a girlfriend to love. Theres more to having a girlfriend than sex. What kind of person is she raising? I would want a loving relationship for my child not just sex. Hes going to find how empty his life will be with that thinking. I just shake my head when I think about a parent looking for sex for their child. Not only that but in hopes of a girl becoming pregnant. What are they thinking? How did we go from he needs to sex to raising a child. But, given the way this mother thinks she will probably be ok with him getting a girl pregnant and then running off. Really in the end all he wanted was sex. People these days I tell ya. ::shakes head::
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Tuesday 17 March
By Dee
That was an awful story! Have sex, and becoming a father. What about her teaching him about relationships and love attached. And by the way...not all men become fathers. How is he going to support a wife and child anyway?
No, not everyone can have what she wants for him. There are people who aren't disabled who can't find that.
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Tuesday 17 March
By lisa
well i don't know about fathering a child but if she is determined to help her son lose his virginity then she should take him to the bunny ranch in nevada. the girls are tested weekly. i don't think amesterdam is a good idea
Tuesday 17 March
By jamesd5784
get a clue! She just wants him to feel normal just because he is handicapped is no reason for him to have the best of the life experiences.
Wednesday 18 March
By R
That was an awful story! Have sex, and becoming a father. What about her teaching him about relationships and love attached. And by the way...not all men become fathers. How is he going to support a wife and child anyway?
No, not everyone can have what she wants for him. There are people who aren't disabled who can't find that.
I know ,I cannot believe she was allowed to adopt these kids.Its like she is releasing her own sexual frustration bicarisly through her "son"
This might be okay in some liberal European country,but most people in America would not do this(solicitating a prostitute is even illegal at least in most of the USA)
most people in America are not puritanical,just not that liberal!
Wednesday 18 March
By Tori
I agree
Wednesday 18 March
By Dudley Haas
Now here's an example of a perfect mother! I was born bald and still am. The B-9 mole on my 4-head is now the size of a goose egg. I hope someday it hatches! My mama told me all about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above and a thing called love.
Wednesday 18 March
By Dudley Haas
I have Ups Syndrome. It's the opposite of Downs Syndrome. I need to meet this boy and combine forces so we can share our ups and downs.
Wednesday 18 March
By pinkthenred
WEIRD
Wednesday 18 March
By walter
yeah im one of them im def not disabled and i'm not bad looking I mean alot of girls out at the bars seam to like me but I still can't find a girl thats worth losing my virginity to.
Thursday 19 March
By ryan
he's 21 years old..his mom has had plenty of time to teach him about love and relationships, which i'm sure she already has..but now, he is a 21 year old man. it's time for him to experience the beautiful act of sex...and without his mothers help, he'd be hopeless..how many girls do u know that sleep with guys that have down syndrome?..the mothers point, is that guys his age are mostly all dabbling with sex. but, his condition prevents him from experiencing that. she's just giving him what she probably knows he can't get on his own..lighten up, it's all in good intention
Wednesday 18 March
By Tricia
First of all, unmarried men his age are not all having sex. If everyone she knows is, then she is hanging out with the wrong crowd of people. I thought one of the jobs of a parent is to teach some morals; teach kids not to go along with the crowd. He is not going to get love or respect from a brothel. That is not what they are there for. I respect a man who saves his virginity for his wife. Lots of churches have singles groups of people that might be interested in finding a spouse. That might be a better place to find a wife and a life long sex partner who can be a mother to future children.
Wednesday 18 March
By michelle
Not to mention that if he fathers a child, that child could be born with a chromosome disorder and have worse health problems. If he has problems raising himself, how is he going to raise a baby? And one with special needs to boot?
Friday 20 March
By Hunny Gunny
OMG! This child or young mans brain sysstem is "off" and he DOES NOT function correctly.. HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOO to his caretaker .... That is NOT a mother...WE all with handicapped children would love for them to have a REAL life with a girl in our DREAMS if they were " normal" thinking. Im so angry I cant even type or talk... TO THE ADOPT care taker.. GET REAL SISTER
Wednesday 18 March
By michele m.
I think she is absolutely an AWESOME mom! Thank you for believing in giving your children all the help they need in living a "normal" life. She is blessed to have been given this opportunity to raise these beautiful children - and they are blessed to have such a realistic person raising them. Life is hard, handicapped or not. Wouldn't it be nice if all parents were as devoted?
Friday 20 March
By nik
what makes you think he wouldn't be able to support a family?
and it blatantly says she wants a family for himand for him to live like the rest of us, but hes still a boy, he just wants to bang like all his friends!