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Montessori :-)

Jeff — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:44:07 -0700

Your comment about the "local Montessori preschool" made me smile. We were those "two quiet men at the Sunday beer bust". Now we are overjoyed that our 3 y.o. was accepted into Broward County's hot Montessori grade school.

We tried the Montessori

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:38:24 -0700

We tried the Montessori school with our daughter, during her preschool years (she went for two years). We have her in the public school kindergarten system now. We are in California, which probably makes a difference.

The Montessori system was great in terms of education, can't be matched. And the school system has a strict tolerance policy towards diversity of all types that we loved.

Our problem turned out to be the parents. They aren't bound by any policy of tolerance and didn't seem to be able to instill in themselves, the values they try to instill in their own toddlers. They weren't outright confrontational, but avoiding and always too busy and distant.

The other same-sex parents in the system had kids much older, so we couldn't really bond in any meaningful way. And other kids would get together for playdates, and when I would try to arrange something for my daughter, suddenly they were all too busy. And she didn't get to go to birthday parties, etc. All prejudices OUTSIDE the school, but social development is just as important as the education.

So we put her in the public school system, and the kids and the parents seem much more 'real'. She's in kindergarten, has had playdates, friends over to our house and gets to go to birthday parties. This to me, is something so valuable, no money can buy.

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Welcome to Way Out Parenting: How to Be a Gay Parent in the Mostly Straight World

Way Out Parent — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:31:57 -0700

Dear Reader,

Welcome to the exciting world of Gay Parenting! To those of you still in the planning stages, good luck as you select your donor sperm, choose an adoption agency, or meet your future surrogate. To those of you who’ve already brought home your bundle of joy, congratulations!

Your life will never be the same. Not long ago, you and your partner were “those two quiet men on the seventh floor” or “the lesbians at the end of the block.” Now, you’re pushing a stroller and infiltrating the playground, the pediatrician’s office, and the local Montessori preschool.