Comments on: Our family is like a lot of families http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: A little help? at LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-37058 A little help? at LesbianDad Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:05:49 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-37058 [...] I recently did a post-long advert for Todd Parr’s The Family Book, which provides page upon brightly-colored page of occasions for parents to discuss (or simply answer questions about) family diversity with their kids. Just about every stripe of family difference is noted in the book. Which is why it’s a great resource: kids with two moms, or two dads, or two parents of the same sex (whatever they may call themselves) are just a few among many different kinds of families. (Loud/quiet; messy/clean; live nearby/live far apart; look like each other/look different from each other, and so on.) [...] [...] I recently did a post-long advert for Todd Parr’s The Family Book, which provides page upon brightly-colored page of occasions for parents to discuss (or simply answer questions about) family diversity with their kids. Just about every stripe of family difference is noted in the book. Which is why it’s a great resource: kids with two moms, or two dads, or two parents of the same sex (whatever they may call themselves) are just a few among many different kinds of families. (Loud/quiet; messy/clean; live nearby/live far apart; look like each other/look different from each other, and so on.) [...]

]]> By: SkysBeda http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31185 SkysBeda Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:11:37 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31185 Well, I'm Liz, the Beda, Jen is Mommy. Beda was supposed to be easy for him to say, but it started out as da da. then it went to bubba for a while, that was fun!. finally he got the hang of it. We picked it as sort of an abbreviation of Butch Dyke. it's a hard B. Beeda really. He and everyone we know, now know me as Beda. I'm the big strapping one, his Mommy is a little petit Femme. Well, I’m Liz, the Beda, Jen is Mommy.
Beda was supposed to be easy for him to say, but it started out as da da. then it went to bubba for a while, that was fun!.
finally he got the hang of it.
We picked it as sort of an abbreviation of Butch Dyke.
it’s a hard B.
Beeda really.
He and everyone we know, now know me as Beda.
I’m the big strapping one, his Mommy is a little petit Femme.

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31177 LesbianDad Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:51:28 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31177 Thank <i>you</i>, SkysBeda (Liz? or Jen?). Go Vermont! I'm curious: is "Beda" your parental name? Or a nickname? Care to share its history? Thank you, SkysBeda (Liz? or Jen?). Go Vermont!
I’m curious: is “Beda” your parental name? Or a nickname? Care to share its history?

]]> By: SkysBeda http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31176 SkysBeda Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:03:36 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31176 I'm all new here, have a 2 year old boy with my wife of 3 years. Yup we're in Vermont so we can get "married" here. Our Boy loves that book, too. We point out all the ways our family and his friend's families are different. Thanks for this blog, it's awesome!!! Liz, Jen, Skyler I’m all new here, have a 2 year old boy with my wife of 3 years. Yup we’re in Vermont so we can get “married” here.
Our Boy loves that book, too. We point out all the ways our family and his friend’s families are different.
Thanks for this blog, it’s awesome!!!
Liz, Jen, Skyler

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31133 LesbianDad Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:44:42 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-31133 <strong>Keri</strong>, thank you. <strong>L,D!</strong>, thank <i>you</i>. And you're damned right. Keri, thank you.

L,D!, thank you. And you’re damned right.

]]> By: LookyDaddy http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30939 LookyDaddy Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:27:36 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30939 "Some families live in cyberspace." "That's us!" we cheer! “Some families live in cyberspace.”

“That’s us!” we cheer!

]]> By: Keri http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30925 Keri Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:53:24 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30925 I absolutely love this post! What a beautiful story your family will some day make! I absolutely love this post! What a beautiful story your family will some day make!

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30882 LesbianDad Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:08:08 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30882 Robin: Thanks. And me too, about BlogHer. I was thiiiiiis close to breaking our daughter's piggy bank and making a run for it. It'll have to be next year. I'm gonna start saving today for next year. Mebbe we all can gather up a lesbian family junta and concoct a huge panel! Liza will be our man on the inside this year, gathering intel! Robin: Thanks. And me too, about BlogHer. I was thiiiiiis close to breaking our daughter’s piggy bank and making a run for it. It’ll have to be next year. I’m gonna start saving today for next year. Mebbe we all can gather up a lesbian family junta and concoct a huge panel! Liza will be our man on the inside this year, gathering intel!

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30880 LesbianDad Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:01:46 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30880 A little salt in the apple pie brings out the sweet, the good cooks say. Break a leg at <a href="http://blogher.org/node/19454#13" rel="nofollow">your panel</a> tomorrow! I'm soooo there in spirit! Go <a href="http://www.lesbianfamily.org/" rel="nofollow">LesFam</a>! Power to wired womanhood! A little salt in the apple pie brings out the sweet, the good cooks say.

Break a leg at your panel tomorrow! I’m soooo there in spirit! Go LesFam! Power to wired womanhood!

]]> By: rreagler http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30877 rreagler Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:54:10 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/07/27/our-family-is-like-a-lot-of-families/#comment-30877 Polly: Sweet story. Unrelated note: I'm envious of Liza! Robin Polly: Sweet story.

Unrelated note: I’m envious of Liza!

Robin

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