The first in what will hopefully be a short-lived series on our house selling and buying experience: Tip #1 for keeping a house clean for buyers yet tolerable for pre-schoolers: Buckets. Lots of buckets. I favor the 35-pound cat-litter pails from our local warehouse store. (In truth, I’d been saving the empties for a while […]
The Family Pride Coalition has launched a new (and long overdue) Web site, and it’s a vast improvement over the previous version. The design is clearer and more attractive, and it’s easier to navigate to what one wants. The new site includes: A handy calendar of upcoming events; A photo gallery of LGBT families (submissions
Is it just me, or does the supposed “father” in this pair of Bristle Blocks figures look androgynous enough to make this a lesbian couple? Most toys that include family figures include opposite-sex parents. It’s nice to find one that, however unintentionally, works for my family. (OK, I don’t think either of us would ever
I’d never heard of Mason Andrews before reading of his death this past week, but without him, my son might not exist. No, he’s not our sperm donor—he’s the doctor who performed the first in vitro fertilization in the U. S. Although conservative activists tried to stop him from attempting the procedure, his privately funded
Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels have announced the birth of their twins, son Miller Steven and daughter Johnnie Rose. Tammy gave birth to them last Tuesday, and according to Melissa’s Web site, both she and the babies are in excellent health. The couple also issued the statement: “The creation of life brings about immeasurable
The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and said the partner of a man who died in 2004 may inherit his estate, even though the man’s relatives contested the validity of his will. Lambda Legal argued that the U. S. Court of Appeals should affirm a lower court ruling that Oklahoma’s anti-gay
A big thanks to all of you who left comments about places to visit in and around Boston. I’m looking forward to exploring your suggestions (in between eating copious quantities of clam chowder). This got me thinking, too: Since you were so helpful and willing to share, I’d like to see if we could create
Big news from Mombian HQ today: My partner has accepted a new job, so sometime in the next few months we’ll be moving from the lovely Hudson Valley to the equally lovely Boston area. I lived there in college, and am excited about going back, although it will be very different this time with family
It’s official. Motherhood makes you tired. A new nationwide survey found that 52 percent of moms in the U. S. feel more sleep would make them better parents and 65 percent feel they would be happier. The survey was released today to coincide with the launch of a “Sleepless Moms” campaign, headed by actress and
It’s the beginning of the extended dance mix that is Halloween—the assorted parades, parties, and costume contests all leading up to the big night. I thought I was going to get away easy this year, since my son told me in early September he wanted to be “a spooky ghost.” I could handle a sheet
