parenting

A Simple Justification for Gay Parents

A couple of things that have happened lately have got me thinking more about gay parents. Nothing significant - I found out that the woman who babysat me when I was little has a couple kids with her partner, and watched the episode of American Dad about gay parents.

In a gay couple, there's no such thing as an unexpected, unplanned, or unwanted pregnancy. It takes a concerted effort - and a lot of times, a good deal of money - for a gay couple to find themselves expecting a child. How many accidental pregnancies are there? Read more »

On Parenting

Once in a while, someone will ask Erin or me if we're planning to have kids. When we say no, I already know what response we're going to get. Our peers, and the few friends who don't already know where we stand, will usually ask why not, and we'll have a nice chat about it. But among parents, older relatives, and older co-workers, the response is almost always the same: "Well, we'll see."

First off, if you think you know the answer already, then why did you bother asking? And second, why do people seem to think they already know what we want to do with our lives? Read more »

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