Confessions of a Lesbian Parent

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Confessions of a Lesbian Parent - SueZ

It’s the most demanding job I’ve ever had. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. I love my lesbian family and our life together and that’s what this Voice is all about.

The Teachable Moment (0 Comments)
September 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Educators often talk about “the teachable moment.” That spontaneous, organic opportunity that avails itself, often when you least expect it. In that moment, you and the “learner” find an answer, discover something new, and probably ask another question. What’s so great about parenting is that you get to be on both sides of the “teachable moment.” Here’s an example. Day One of Kindergarten. Our dau...

Mom - what's a lesbian (3 Comments)
August 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
It’s just before bedtime. We’ve just finished reading and Sophie, who’s going into 4th grade, is drifting off to sleep. But then, out pops the question, “Mom, what’s a lesbian?” I answer, “It means the same thing as gay, only it applies to two women.” Sophie knows what gay is. She’s just marched in the Pride Parade several times and we’ve belonged to a “Rainbow Families” group of gay and lesbian p...

Open Adoption - Part 2 (0 Comments)
July 31, 2007, 12:00 AM
On the Monday after we spoke to the aunt, we emailed the birth mom our letter of introduction and she decided she wanted to meet us in person. Her lesbian aunt, who had agreed to help her through the process of giving birth in the Bay Area, and finding adoptive parents, arranged a meeting. There was definitely a sense of urgency – and things moved very fast. We met the birth mom that Wednesday nig...

Open Adoption - Part One (0 Comments)
July 20, 2007, 12:00 AM
Open adoption (an independent adoption that allows for an ongoing relationship among the birth family, the adoptive family, and the adoptee), happens in many different ways. Ours happened through word of mouth – a lesbian friend whom we’d known casually for a long time intervened on our behalf. Whenever we’d see her at an event, we’d wind up talking her ears off about our desire to have a family. ...

Buy a Volvo and the baby will come (1 Comments)
July 11, 2007, 12:00 AM
It took 10 years of an active “process” for my partner and I to become parents. First we talked about doing it, and then talked some more for about 2 years until we were both “ready.” We attended a 6 month long “Lesbians Considering Parenting Group” making pie charts of how we anticipated our lives changing with a facilitator whose last name happened to be Pies. From there we attempted to choose a...

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