Yes, every child needs a family, but the composition of the family is not what’s relevant. As co-mamas to a 7-year-old boy named Bobby, my partner Valerie and I are subject to a lot of negative judgments about our parenting. People who will never meet us declare us to be unfit parents simply because she […]
We don’t want our son to grow up with 1950s-style ideas about gender roles. Recently, I got off work and did a bit of grocery shopping with the family. We came home and I proceeded to sit on the couch, eat bean dip, and watch the Heat play while my husband made dinner. My husband isn’t […]
Is my only child some kind of personal statement or a selfish reflection of my desire for more free time? Hell no. It’s just…what happened. It’s life. My wife and I have one kid. I’m not sure if we’re going to have another one. There’s a very decent chance that my daughter will be an […]
