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Thanks for a good run.

by Lyn June 26, 2012

Gail and I have been writing here for about four years, and we’re ready to say goodbye. What we’ve thought about and written here has been absolutely formative for us, for how we understand each other as parents, our relationships with our kids, our place in the world as a queer family. We’ve found an [...]

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New site for aspiring queer parents

by Lyn November 27, 2011
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We were recently interviewed for a new-ish site, It’s Conceivable, that seeks to be a one-stop shop for good information on family building for queers. So far, it looks like they’re doing a great job, particularly at including information and stories from adoptive families, and dads, in addition to the usual glut of lesbian moms [...]

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Reading kids’ books: Do we love them?

by Gail August 9, 2011

Since becoming a parent, I have realized that there is a whole genre of children’s books whose sole purpose is to remind us and our children of how much we love them, such as: Mama, Do You Love Me? I Love You Stinky Face Love You Forever I used to think they were really sweet, [...]

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Talking to kids about reproduction

by Lyn June 2, 2011
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[NOTE: It was blogging for lgbt families day yesterday! Finally, after about three years, we actually managed a post on a day vaguely near the day itself and this seems like a worthy contribution so I'm going with it. Check out lots of other great posts here, and many thanks to Mombian for rounding everyone [...]

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Review of Donor Unknown

by Gail May 9, 2011
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Recently, we got to see the film Donor Unknown thanks to an online screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. Actually the online streaming was pretty crappy (or our wireless is pretty crappy, or both), and the film paused every couple of minutes, but we watched anyway. I guess that tells you something. One thing it [...]

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Some non-bio-mom reading

by Lyn April 14, 2011

I always get a little thrill when I find someone writing about being a lesbian non-bio-mom (for the time being, let’s decide we actually agree on what to call us); not just the “my kid is cute and amazing” writing, but the stuff about what it’s really like, about what’s great, surprising or hard. Thus, [...]

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Thoughts on “The Kids Are All Right”

by Gail August 31, 2010
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Lyn and I finally went out to see “The Kids are All Right” over the weekend. We got a babysitter and everything. Since we’re behind the times, we really don’t want to write another review. There are lots of good ones out there, including reviews from Mombian and Lesbian Dad. We agree: it’s a good [...]

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I read that donor conception report and lived to tell the tale

by Gail August 17, 2010

Well, I did it. Sort of. When I posted briefly about the “My Daddy’s Name is Donor” report by the no-really-we’re-not-anti-GLBT Institute for American Values last month, Bionic Baby Mama asked that I please take a look at the report because she had and she wanted someone else’s opinion. So now I have, but only [...]

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Family and Parenting Roundup End-of-July Edition

by Gail July 27, 2010

How did I miss this? Steel yourself and head over for a moment to the Institute for American Values. Read the goals of the organization. Spend a little time poking around on their blog. After a little digging you should see that this is a conservative think tank, opposed to queer parents and single parents, [...]

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Parenting Roundup, Discussions, Links

by Gail July 2, 2010

I’ve had a lot of fun this week reading blog posts and news about parenting. Thought I’d share! Bree writes a thoughtful and difficult post that starts with what happens in a lesbian family when your daughter says, “Now you’ve each got your real kid sitting with you,” meaning each mom has their bio-child on [...]

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Thoughts upon reading “She Looks Just Like You”

by Lyn June 16, 2010
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I just finished reading the new book by Amie Klemnauer Miller:  “She Looks Just Like You:  A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood.” Now, to be clear, we don’t buy books.  We live as a family of four in a 650 square foot condo and we do not consider any but the most important reference books [...]

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