I am a legally married gay mother of 2. Ask me anything
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| Do you ever sense that people are trying to befriend you because they want the opportunity to expose their children to a family with children completely unlike their own? Do you sense people avoid your family for the same reason? Do you consider alternative family an offensive description? |
Anonymous
| Thank you for answering all our questions! |
Anonymous
| Congrat's on your situation. |
NotSoAnonymous
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Q o you ever sense that people are trying to befriend you because they want the opportunity to expose their children to a family with children completely unlike their own? Do you sense people avoid your family for the same reason? Do you consider alternative family an offensive description?
A: I can't imagine someone befriending me due to my sexual orientation. I would also argue that my family isn't one "completely unlike their own." Aside from 2 moms, we are a pretty typical Americal family. I think there would be more differences between a family from another culture (say someone raised in Japan or something) than from just the fact that there are two women heading out family. I don't *think* people avoid us due to our differences, but I could be naieve. We don't have any close straight friends with kids. Without kids yes, acquaintances, yes, but not friends. Could be due to the oft cited difficulty making fiends in this area issue. I don't love the term, we are just a family. I'm not sure why someone would need to call us out. |
Anonymous
| As a legally married gay dad with an adopted infant, thanks much for doing this thread! |
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Clearly you married well.
Over the top is the ONLY way to hang toilet paper. |
Anonymous
| Reading this post makes me think we are interviewing an alien from another planet. She is human people.... Next thread, "I am African American. Ask me anything..." UGH. |
Anonymous
I understand the sentiment, but at the end of the day, gay and lesbian headed families with children is actually a newer type of family unit and people have a lot of misconceptions and prejudices about it. I don't think it's a negative that someone is willing to share about what their experiences have been that might help enlighten people and make them think twice about the dumb crap they say and think. |
Anonymous
| OP, do you have any questions for US while this conversation is going along? |
Anonymous
| OP-do have what's considered a civil union? What do you mean by legally married? Did you have a ceremony? How accepting are you and your wife's family? Stupid question, but why do you feel there is so much anti-gay marriage sentiment in the general public? PS-thanks for answering the TP roll question. |
Anonymous
| OP, Is race a large issue for the GLBT community? I saw it mentioned on the other threads that there is discrimination ecen within the community. |
Anonymous
+1 |
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Uh, disagree. Some of us have cats who think it's fun to run their paws over the toilet paper and watch the whole thing unroll onto the floor. Hanging it UNDER is the only way to stymie them. 
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Anonymous
| Is one person in your relationship more masculine/feminine? Do you find strangers willing to bend over backwards to try to include you and defend you on your behalf because you are gay in the way some people try way too hard to be PC? And if yes, is that strange and does that make you feel like excluded despite the good intentions? |
NotSoAnonymous
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Q: OP, do you have any questions for US while this conversation is going along?
A: Sure- how *do* you make friends in this town? |