Okay, I’m sure by now you’ve heard this, but I must shout it from the rooftops: NEW YORK LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE!!!!! The world does not contain enough exclamation points to express our joy and excitement. What does it mean that we can get married legally in our own state? After 12 years together and 8 [...]
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Why We Heart New York … More Than Ever
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Outings, tagged activism, gay marriage, gay pride parade, Governor Cuomo, lesbian, love, Marriage, New York City, parenting, toddler on June 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Finally, I’m a REAL Parent!*
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Uncategorized, tagged adoption, Family, Gay and Lesbian, lesbian moms, parenting on June 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I’m finally Miles’ mom. A judge has declared it so. And while yesterday was cause for celebration, the emotional sentiment of which Melissa captured quite nicely in this post, I can’t help but notice that not a single thing has changed in our day-to-day lives. It would have been nice if I could have picked [...]
F is for Family
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Outings, Unabashed Cuteness, tagged adoption, Family, Gay and Lesbian, lesbian moms, parenting on June 2, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Dear Miles, Today is adoption day. In a few hours, the three of us will appear in court. A judge will look at some paperwork, perhaps say a few words, and declare us a family. But I think you know that we have been a family all along. Momma becomes your legal, official mother today [...]
Sorry, Your Family Is Not Real. Please Try Again.
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Worry, tagged adoption, baby, Family, Gay and Lesbian, lesbian moms, Marriage, queer parenting on December 9, 2010 | 15 Comments »
He trips heading into the kitchen and knocks his forehead against the doorway. He topples while squatting to examine the grain of the hardwood floor. He tumbles headlong from the couch while practicing, for the 38th time, his dismount. All completely normal toddler mishaps. Yet as I watch the latest knot form on his forehead, [...]
Our Very Own 1950s Family
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, tagged baby, Family, Feminism, Gay and Lesbian, Marriage, Money on July 21, 2010 | 11 Comments »
I’ve been amused and surprised by how powerfully and absolutely these traditional gendered roles, shaped by economic necessity, have taken over our lives. Suddenly, I am a housewife.
