Comments on: Gay Parents

By: cindyixtapa

cindyixtapa — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:39:52 +0000

So, does USA prefer that children be in a hetrosexual marriage with abuse and divorce. Give me a break!!! It saddens me that we are still living in an age of this nonsense. Get past yourself and look at the happiness that these children have in a family unit vs. a single parent!!!

By: cindyixtapa

cindyixtapa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:07 +0000

As a mother of a gay son I am so enraged at all these people that want to steroetype the sexual orientation of my child. It makes me so mad because if they would just open their hearts (like Jesus teaches us) and get past the “sinner” nonsense maybe they would finally see that we are all God’s children!!!

By: Jon Trouten

Jon Trouten — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:46:54 +0000

Honestly, in nearly a decade of parenting I have found that the kids get it. They see that our kids have two dads and they may remark about it sometimes but it’s not a scandal unless adults make it a scandal. As the saying goes, it is what it is.

Then again, our preschool had and, to a lesser extent, our local elementary school has lots of foster kids and kids who’d been adopted or who live in post-divorce-blended families. They grew up with mom &/or dad &/or step-mom &/or step-dad &/or foster mom(s)/dad(s) &/or grandma, etc, etc. Seeing D’ come to a school event or a soccer game with his two dads usually doesn’t turn any heads, as it should be.

By: Andrew Marin

Andrew Marin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:23:56 +0000

Guidoc – I appriciate your example so much. I think from a straight persepctive, it hits the main point square between the eyes – is it about the parents, family or kids? Your thought process was so honest. Thanks for sharing.

By: guidoc

guidoc — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:03 +0000

When my son was in preschool, there was a boy who had a mother who was lesbian. I came to a point that i had to make a choice on how to deal with this family. Was I going to ostracize this family or was I going to embrace this family. As I thought about it, I decided that I would not be a negative influence on this child. So,I made a choice. My son did not catch that the ‘two mommies,’ but just enjoyed hanging with the kid.

One of the things I can do is that I support these kids. That means that I do not judge the kids by their parents. That is mercy and justice to me.