Point taken about your son bringing in photos. I hadn’t thought of that.

Kids can understand a lot better than adults and just go along with the flow which is good. My grandchildren and their parents before them had no problem with people of other races and that’s an improvement over what I saw as a child, particularly since I’m 1/2 American Indian.

I didn’t mean to offend anyone by what I was saying, but I was trying to find out why this was such a hot button issue for you. Now I understand and I totally agree with your point of view.

I had not thought about kids talking about their families in school, as my three grandchildren who are already in school have already done that and gone on to other topics. I do have one who is now 5 and will start school in the fall. He’ll be discussing families, I’m sure.

Thank you for being patient enough to explain to me why this is so important and please forgive me for insulting you in any way.

I’m also wondering exactly what part of our “lifestyle” you object to. We go to work, do laundry, go grocery shopping, and attend soccer practice and PTA meetings like anyone else. And frankly, with all of that to do, many of us don’t even have sex that much anymore. (And when we do, it’s behind closed doors when the kids are fast asleep.)

Since at some point in their lives they will be exposed to all sorts of things does it mean they should be exposed to the “f” word at the age of 8 in school? Or younger, depending on whether someone thinks my family should be exposed to it? Isn’t that a decision best left to the parents? Do they have no say in how their children are educated?

Why isn’t it acceptable for those children who have parents who object to the subject matter to be excused from that classroom during the showing and discussion of the film, and let them do another activity that would involve teaching about families and home lives?

I’ve read some but not a lot of the lesbian mom sites and what I am picking up is you are great parents, but some people don’t want their kids exposed to that lifestyle until they are older. We can’t keep them in a cocoon, I know, but it seems parents’ rights should trump the gay or lesbian wishes for these kids.

Not everyone is as enlightened as you would like them to be. Just as we shouldn’t force ourselves on you, you shouldn’t force yourselves on us, and that’s what you’re trying to do by protesting what the school district may do.

Raise your children the way you want and let others raise theirs the way they see fit. What’s the problem with that?

I don’t have a problem with it but it seems the parents should have the final say. There should be a solution to this. If a group of parents do not want their children to see this film allow the children to partake of another activity during the showing of the film.

Just as we can’t force our morals on you, you shouldn’t force them on others who disagree with you. My two cents.