Whether we (the gay community) like it or not, teachers will ask our children “what does your Dad do for a living” and our children will have to jump through an additional hurdle (not a difficult one if you sit them down and have a rational conversation with them) to answer it. For example, the role that the word “Dad” plays in Western society. I’ve received a few messages from friends and family since raising this topic, all highlighting the rude reality of gay parenting. This conversation can be an uncomfortable one.Hopefully we can come to a consensus (comment below) or at the very least make individual decisions we’re each satisfied with. Nevertheless, I’m going to do my best to lay out the options we have. As I write this sentence, my husband and I have not decided what we’d like our children to call us.For example: “what do babies call their gay dads?” ![]() ![]() One of the things that initially got me excited about starting this blog was the fact that no one seems to agree on some of the simplest gay parenting questions.
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