When you signed on to be a gay parent, you knew you would have to education straight people on a regular basis. That was part of the deal. But you probably didn’t consider how often your child—even your very young child—would have to educate others on your behalf. But 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!” and unless you’ve prepared your child, he or she won’t know what to say. So follow these simple steps:
Every parent experiences the mind-numbing exhaustion of raising children. It may be, however, that gay male parents succumb to the exhaustion more dramatically and often than straight or lesbians parents. Some researchers have theorized that over millennia of procreation, humans developed a Parenting Stamina Gene (PSG) that becomes activated in both men and women by the tidal wave of hormones released at puberty. These researchers speculate that in gay men the PSG fails to activate.
It has been excessively long, there is more, and more that transpires between each of my entries. I had not even had the chance to log on and see what is new with those of you who I have had the wonderful chance to be in contact with. So, from the obvious to the not so obvious, in snippet form as per usual.
Ok, so I am getting to the point where this is almost becoming a monthly occurrence to get something posted. As life is speeding along at a rapid pace; I feel like I am paddling as fast as I can. However, is it ever fast enough?