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As gay parents, we educate our straight neighbors on a daily basis. Our kids need to be teachers too - and this is considered a good thing by some or a bad thing by others.

Carrie Smith alerts us to the inevitable moment, "when you least expect it, a stranger will pat your child’s head and say, 'Your mom and dad must be so proud of you!'. Carrie warns that - unless you’ve prepared your child - she won’t know what to say.

Carrie Smith explores a situation that we all experience at some point. When the time is right, our children will use public restrooms by themselves. It's a right of passage, and perhaps a little scary. Maybe using the potty like a big girl is an exciting adventure, but it can definitely fill any parent with dread.

In her blog Way Out Parenting, Carrie Smith [mother of twins Cammie and Matthew] looks at a necessity that can strike anxiety in any caregiver.

Well, where do I begin?