Comments on: How You Doing, Dads? http://www.lifewiththekid.com/2009/09/11/how-you-doing-dads/ by Amie Klempnauer Miller Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:58:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: amie http://www.lifewiththekid.com/2009/09/11/how-you-doing-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-11 amie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:57:56 +0000 http://www.lifewiththekid.com/?p=42#comment-11 I agree, but this is where the nuance comes in, isn't it? I wrote a whole memoir about being a nonbio lesbian mom. Even now, 6 and a half years into it, I'm still convinced that, even though the daily particulars of my life are very much like those of other moms, there is something inherently different about being a lesbian mom (and something different about being the nonbio mom -- different from my partner's experience, from dads' experiences, and from adoptive moms' experiences). It feels to me kind of like speaking the same language, but a different dialect. Would love to hear your thoughts on what makes gay dads different. I agree, but this is where the nuance comes in, isn’t it? I wrote a whole memoir about being a nonbio lesbian mom. Even now, 6 and a half years into it, I’m still convinced that, even though the daily particulars of my life are very much like those of other moms, there is something inherently different about being a lesbian mom (and something different about being the nonbio mom — different from my partner’s experience, from dads’ experiences, and from adoptive moms’ experiences). It feels to me kind of like speaking the same language, but a different dialect. Would love to hear your thoughts on what makes gay dads different.

]]> By: Steven http://www.lifewiththekid.com/2009/09/11/how-you-doing-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Steven Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.lifewiththekid.com/?p=42#comment-10 We'll be curious to see the results of the study too. I love your last paragraph, because that's exactly what's happening to us gay dads anyway :-) However, I'd argue with Stace and Christine that those things don't make us the same as straight dads at all. We’ll be curious to see the results of the study too.

I love your last paragraph, because that’s exactly what’s happening to us gay dads anyway :-)
However, I’d argue with Stace and Christine that those things don’t make us the same as straight dads at all.

]]> By: Stace http://www.lifewiththekid.com/2009/09/11/how-you-doing-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Stace Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:48:22 +0000 http://www.lifewiththekid.com/?p=42#comment-8 It is amazing that it will take 2 years and a million dollars to come to the conclusion that gay dads are basically the same as straight dads, but I think it's totally worth it if it helps to change the conservative public opinion about gay dads. It is amazing that it will take 2 years and a million dollars to come to the conclusion that gay dads are basically the same as straight dads, but I think it’s totally worth it if it helps to change the conservative public opinion about gay dads.

]]> By: Christine http://www.lifewiththekid.com/2009/09/11/how-you-doing-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Christine Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:20:16 +0000 http://www.lifewiththekid.com/?p=42#comment-5 I agree that gay dads are no different than straight dads. Loving, tired, concerned parents. Isn't it amazing that it's going to take 2 years and over a quarter of a million dollars to come to that conclusion? I agree that gay dads are no different than straight dads. Loving, tired, concerned parents. Isn’t it amazing that it’s going to take 2 years and over a quarter of a million dollars to come to that conclusion?

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