Who deserves the title ‘parent’

[DYOR+BTC]

Before going to find who is supposed to be called parents we should look at the primary functions of parents,  to me i see parents as anyone willing to provide the desired need of someone.  Therefore in life anyone willing to provide this needs of life is referred to as once parents.  The need in question is not only financial needs but that which is desired to have a better future. Some go astray today not because they lack financial support but because they lack people to administer the main functions of parents in there lifes.

[Marykeller]

I think this is very wrong for parents to leave and abandon their children at an early stage of their age, only for them to appear when the child has grown up under the care of another parent who took care of them from when they were little to the time they become mature.

A parent who doesn't support their child when the child is growing up shouldn't appear to act as if they are the father or mother of the child because everyone has taken the same action on the abandoned child, would they still come around to claim to be the father or mother of that child as they have grown without anyone's care? I feel this is very wrong to appear because the child who was abandoned has grown to be successful

[Fiatless]

A parent is a mother, father, or legal guardian who brings forth or raises a child. While traditionally biological, the concept of parenthood encompasses anyone who assumes the lifelong responsibility of nurturing, protecting, and providing for a child.

Chidi is the biological father of the girl. But he lost his rights when he abandoned the child four hours after birth. I am not sure he even signed the birth certificate. It was a disgrace for him to come after eighteen years to claim that he is the father of the child. For me, biological birth shouldn't be the basis for parenthood. Nurturing, protecting, and supporting the child is also important.

[Ayebabara]

This question is very important to this modern days lifestyle adopted by parents giving their children free hand to operate from every perspective in the society. Parents are people who accept and agree to take responsibility in every thing concerning or related to the child welfare and this includes-
Nutrition: feeding of the child with adequate meal.
Health Care: Taking care of the child's health that is checking up on the child's body both in and out of they are suffering from any infection or diseases.
Discipline: This is when parents have to stand strong and train the child in the ways of life that suits the society, it has to do with checking the child's behavior and character.
Education level: A good parent must give their child good and quality education to keep a child on a good foundation and fit to the society.

These are some of the qualities one must possess or have to be called a parent or that deserves the title 'parent'.

[Ishicryptic]

You cannot choose who gives birth to you they are your biological parents whether you like it or not it is something that will remain for eternity because you will carry their DNA forever. But as a person you have the right to disown your parents if they are awful people, it is not easy to identify with a person that gave birth to you and abandoned you as a parent, even though there is nothing you can do about them being your biological parents you can choose to see who brought you up with love as your parent. An adopted parent can be seen as real  parent if they have sacrificed for your upbringing instead of your biological parents, any care and reverence that should go to your parents will be given to who played the part of a parent in your life because without them you will likely not survive.

[Dunamisx]

We don't need to be asked or told to do what is expected of us, even our conscience will judge read from our personal expectation, we all know what we are doing or contributing towards the development of a child and the ones we fail to do as our personal obligations, that is why you will discover that some children when they grow up, they create this pleasure to their parents because of what they heard or an unexplainable circumstances.

[Franklyn-wood]

When a child needs the most care, protection and emotional support, if his parents are not around, then in my opinion, the person who is by his side at that time and alleviates his fears and suffering is the one who actually plays the role of a guardian. Because while biological relationship is important, guardianship has to be proven through responsibility, presence, love, sacrifice and continuity. No one can claim the full status of being a guardian just because they gave birth.

Waooo this is just the truth about such kind of life experience. Sure being biotically related to someone doesn't make that person a share holdeer in the life of the person. From birth to at least teenage hood, close monitoring in essential to the child, because during this stages , the child's destiny and future is framed and sharpened. So if attention is not giving to this child he or she during this stage they might become something wors which the said parent wouldn't want to relate with because of the life style of the child.

[Felicity_Tide]

In that scenario who deserves the title ‘parent’, the one who gave you life, or the one who stood by you through it?

I'm very familiar with cases like this, but if I'm to answer this question, I think it's going to go a bit beyond the definition of 'parent'.
Before I go beyond that, you should know that a parent is literally someone who gives birth to an offspring and cares for it. A parent can also be someone who's more of like a legal guardian_{(like foster parents)}, and even someone that cares for you also fits this description.

But if I'm to go beyond the definition, then it's often makes more sense to say that the actual caregiver deserves the title far more, especially in a situation where it's becomes a problem. I have come across some many cases where biological parents comes out from nowhere, just to start fighting for a place in the life of a child that they never took care of. Of course, we can't alter the biological similarities_{(like what they share)}, but everything that a child needs to grow is a bigger priority imo. And anyone who's able to give that, even if it's not their biological child, deserves to be called a parent.

[juttsab@]

Being parent is not just a status. The word parent cannot only be defined by the biology because  biological parent give birth but that thing is not creating emotional, moral or practical role of parenting. Real parenting is showing care, protection ,guidance ,presence and emotional support during the child growth when sometimes biological parent does not take care of the kid then another person steps in and meet all the responsibilities of that kid and play the role of a real parent. it doesn't matter if someone is biological parent or not but the title of being a "parent" goes to the person who stays with the child , sacrifices his life and help him to grow and learn in a peaceful environment that is the real essence of the parenthood.