Thanks to the miracle that is artificial insemination, Clay Aiken and his friend Jaymes Foster-- she’s the one with the face -- welcomed a child into the world this morning. Little Parker Foster Aiken was born at 8:08 AM today, 8/8/2008.
Because that is a whole lot of 8’s, People.com interviewed numerology expert Daniel Hardt to find out if Parker’s time of birth held any significance for his future. If you were hoping for a definitive answer, well then you clearly don’t understand psychic-style mediums and you’re about to be very disappointed. Hardt says:
"Some people try for an eight because they think it will mean money, but sometimes you will end up causing some challenges in the life that will not necessarily be desirable for that child."
"I think in this case, it's going to be a good situation."
I never knew numbers could be so intriguing, but then again, if my DVR hadn’t died awhile back I could have recorded the hit CBS drama “Numb3rs” and figured this out long ago. I’ll admit, I’m disappointed with this report. I’m happy for the kid and all, but I was hoping this guy would declare 8/8/08 the new Number of the Beast and say that Clay Aiken’s kid was the Anti-Christ or something, just because I think it would be funny to see how Clay delivered that news to his fan base.
On to the more important issue: 29-year old Clay Aiken will be raising this child along with his best friend, a 50-year old woman with whom he has no physical relationship. It’s two friends who decided they wanted a kid, and didn’t have romantic partners around at the time to help them toward that cause. And we all know the rumors about Clay Aiken’s sexuality. As non-traditional families go, this is about as weird as you can get. Aiken’s parenting, and how this child eventually turns out will be a tremendous indicator of whether children need to be raised in a traditional household or if the byproduct of a non-traditional relationship can turn out just as well as those from “normal” families. As two-parent heterosexual families become less and less frequent in America, this could make or break the case for gay couples, single parents, friends and any other collection of people that want to raise children but are looked down upon by those with old-fashioned views of a family should be.
You hear me, Clay Aiken? The entire fate of our country rests in your hands. Don’t screw it up.
