Comments on: Non-LGBT Book Recommendations for LGBT Families http://www.mombian.com/2008/09/17/non-lgbt-book-recommendations-for-lgbt-families/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Polly http://www.mombian.com/2008/09/17/non-lgbt-book-recommendations-for-lgbt-families/comment-page-1/#comment-80340 Polly Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:48:18 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/?p=2422#comment-80340 Thanks, Dana. This is just what we need. And especially b/c the strongest link (I believe) we can make between our families and non-LGBT-headed ones, is our shared "alternative" make-up. Which, as we all know, collectively is more the norm than it is not. But the more we all make natural, lateral connections with other families and the ways they differ from what Audre Lorde called the "mytical norm," the quicker we'll all get to the point where normativity matters less than, say, how kind we all are to one another, and how well we can help advise one another on the lengthy, hugely challenging path toward our strongest parenthoods. Thanks, Dana. This is just what we need. And especially b/c the strongest link (I believe) we can make between our families and non-LGBT-headed ones, is our shared “alternative” make-up. Which, as we all know, collectively is more the norm than it is not.

But the more we all make natural, lateral connections with other families and the ways they differ from what Audre Lorde called the “mytical norm,” the quicker we’ll all get to the point where normativity matters less than, say, how kind we all are to one another, and how well we can help advise one another on the lengthy, hugely challenging path toward our strongest parenthoods.

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