http://www.mombian.com/2007/02/10/marrying-with-kids/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mombian.com/2007/02/10/marrying-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20902 Mo Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:46:33 +0000 http://mombian.com/2007/02/10/marrying-with-kids/#comment-20902 We included our then 7-month son in our commitment/baby welcoming ceremony. My partner picked and chose from some vows she found on a lesbian-oriented website. The ceremony was fast, simple, and non-God oriented. My partner held our son in her arms for part of it, and then her sister took over as the official baby holder. He was pretty sleepy, so was almost dozing. We got many comments from people who attended that it was the most touching ceremony they had attended. We had a "legal" (then later overturned) ceremony when he was 1.5, but he was too squirmy to be held, so stayed with my partner's sister again off to the side. We included our then 7-month son in our commitment/baby welcoming ceremony. My partner picked and chose from some vows she found on a lesbian-oriented website. The ceremony was fast, simple, and non-God oriented. My partner held our son in her arms for part of it, and then her sister took over as the official baby holder. He was pretty sleepy, so was almost dozing. We got many comments from people who attended that it was the most touching ceremony they had attended. We had a “legal” (then later overturned) ceremony when he was 1.5, but he was too squirmy to be held, so stayed with my partner’s sister again off to the side.

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2007/02/10/marrying-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20858 Exiled to Canada Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:52:07 +0000 http://mombian.com/2007/02/10/marrying-with-kids/#comment-20858 Our little guy was a month shy of his 2nd birthday when we got married on our 12th anniversary. He spent his time spinning "wound 'n wound," falling over and getting into everything he could find. When it came time for vows he decided that pushing his way through my legs was a fun thing to do. Needless to say, concentrating on vows was a bit difficult. But we're atheists, so the whole ceremony thing was a bit less important to us than the piece of paper and we'll always remember it as a fun and joyous occasion filled with lots of little boy giggles. Our little guy was a month shy of his 2nd birthday when we got married on our 12th anniversary. He spent his time spinning “wound ‘n wound,” falling over and getting into everything he could find. When it came time for vows he decided that pushing his way through my legs was a fun thing to do. Needless to say, concentrating on vows was a bit difficult. But we’re atheists, so the whole ceremony thing was a bit less important to us than the piece of paper and we’ll always remember it as a fun and joyous occasion filled with lots of little boy giggles.

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