I hate saying that we are not normal - we most definately are. If you heard our story without seeing our picture you'd swear we're the quintessential American family. Amber and I met in college, fell in love, got married (or as close as we can get in NC), and felt that our life was missing something so we decided to have a baby. Over the course of this journey we grew to know and love each other on so many different levels, and since Emery was born, we have learned even more about what the words "love" and "family" mean. Those two words have everything to do with treasuring a person, putting yourself aside for the person's needs, being motivated to make the world a better place for that person. They have nothing to do with whether that person happens to be of the same gender as you are.
That's what we want to pass on to our daughter. Not that gay is good or bad, right or wrong. But that people are good. That love is real. That the point of our lives is to be in healthy, loving relationship to others. That being there for another person, giving of yourself, sharing your life with someone, is what it's all about. And when you live by those rules, as we hope Emery will, there is no reason to focus on the sex/gender of the recipient of your love.
So, I'll get off my soapbox now, and we'll get back to the in's and out's of everyday life with our amazing little girl in our next post. Just wanted to take the opportunity to recognize that although our family makeup may be a little different, our love for each other makes the three of us my idea of the ideal American family.
~R
(PS. Today is Blogging for LGBT Families Day. To read more stories/posts by and about LGBT families, go to http://www.mombian.com/ . You might even find our story posted there!)
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