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This is a weekly up……

thanks for sharing your experiences – it makes me realize that, even in the heart of the burbs, there are progressives still around….

i just need to search more of ‘em out here in mid prince georges

A couple of weeks ago, Parker’s day care had family picnic and the hubby and I attended. Now, I don’t think any of the workers there had seen a gay couple as parents before, but we’ve been there for over three years now and they’ve gotten to know us and see Parker develop from an infant to a happy healthy little boy.

While we were eating and watching Parker play, one of the daycare workers suddenly said to us, “I am so proud of you guys. You’ve done a really great job with Parker, and I can see he love you very much.”

I wasn’t sure what to say in response, so I just smiled and said “Thanks,” but it occurred to me later that maybe the next time someone mentions banning same-sex marriage or denying our families protection, this woman will think of my family and respond differently than if she never knew us.

But like you descibe, every family, every school faculty, everybody everywhere has never batted an eye and at least openly, never been negative.

So then why won’t these people legislate our families with the same protections? It’s confusing and it’s maddening and it hurts. Everybody smiles at us, plays at the park with us, (I read this from gay parent blogs across the country) and then votes to amend their state constutition to strip us of protections? What is it, America? It’s frustrating beyond belief.

The acceptance our families encounter is what encourages us to reach out for equality. Then we get slapped back down? What are we supposed to feel?