Comments on: Explaining LGBT Families

By: cathy

cathy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:45:17 +0000

please send supportive notes to this columnist – i can assure you she is getting hate mail….

By: lula

lula — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:11:54 +0000

We are fortunate in that my cousin was an unwed mother. The child’s father is not known.

So of course he was very curious about our situation.

His mom explained that every family is different; some children have a mum and a dad, some have both, some have four, some only have one. But that as long everybody loves one another, things are great. I thought that was a great answer and it’s the answer that I’ve used so far.

All the Todd Parr books are great. Meesha my boy by Kaithlyn Considine is also a good one.

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By: Mama Mia

Mama Mia — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:43:35 +0000

We have two children ages 5 and 8. Both of us volunteer at their school and it has come up as to who really is their MOM or are you both their MOM.
Our answer is that all families are different. Most have a girl and boy parent, but others have only one parent. And others have two parents who are girls or two parents who are boys. Some kids are raised by their Grandparents or Aunts and Uncles.
Every family is different, but they are all the same in that families love, care and look out for each other.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:20:01 +0000

what a wonderful woman to be so open and caring. What lucky children they are too to getting the best kind of parenting there is. I am not a mother YET (we’re still waiting for the results of the ICI) but I came across a book by Todd Parr called It’s ok to be Different. I bought it for my newphew (who is mixed) it goes over all types of children including those with two mommies or Daddies. Just something you might want to have on the shelf.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:10:14 +0000

You said it! If more people thought like you, the world would be a much better place.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:33:34 +0000

I really like that. I’m planning to be proactive and talk to my kids about how there are so many kinds of families…and that they’re all based on the people loving each other.

Sort of like in the classic Heather Has Two Mommies where all the kids draw pictures of their families. That’s really all kids need to know.