This week, Helen and I are celebrating 16 years together! We also discuss the joys of classic Disney films (with or without a young Angela Lansbury), and how children’s movies have changed over the years, not necessarily for the better. For bonus points, we demonstrate the fun fold-out action of the Panorama book I blogged […]
What happens when the Massachusetts House Minority Leader visits our home to talk about his bill that could limit the discussion of LGBT families in schools and require parental permission before students participate in gay-straight alliances? Helen and I tell you in our vlog this week. On a lighter note, we give new meaning to
Helen and I do what everyone seems to be doing this week, and debrief on The L Word. We offer a parenting twist, however, and show how our own career paths as mothers have paralleled those of Bette and Tina (though without the high salaries and glamour). What does this say about lesbian parents in
(I delayed posting this for a day because of all the Prop 8 stuff yesterday. Back to the usual Thursday next week.) Helen and I reveal Mombian readers’ favorite L Word parenting storyline. (Surprise: It’s not Bette and Tina.) We also discuss what happens when our son’s kindergarten classmates start playing “boys capture the girls”
Helen and I share a children’s book about Harvey Milk, though Helen questions my obsession with historical accuracy. We then discuss a must-listen radio piece about transgender children (more details in my post here), and turn to lighter matters with a look at the several parenting storylines on last week’s The L Word, including Max’s
Helen and I discuss the proposed legislation by our very own Massachusetts state rep, which could restrict children of LGBT parents from talking about their families in school and require students to get parental permission before joining gay-straight alliances. How should one approach such local homophobia? What are we planning to do? Plus shameless parental
Helen and I express shock that The L Word’s Helena actually remembered her children. We discuss that and other parenting storylines of this week’s episode, including the perils of enormous teddy bears. We also announce a new, selective list of LGBT-inclusive books for children and young adults (read more here), and tackle a viewer’s question
Helen and I congratulate the world’s first lesbian mom to become a head of state. We then turn to a viewer’s more personal question: How to deal with a pregnant partner’s hormonal mood swings. (“Run!” is a tempting but unacceptable answer.) Although there were no parenting angles this week on The L Word, we use
This week, Helen and I look at Season Six of The L Word with a parent’s eye. What do we think about Bette’s ineptness with a thermometer? Her plans to adopt another child with Tina? What about Helena, Max, and even Shane when it comes to kiddies? Is there any reality in their portrayals? And
Helen and I take a retrospective look at a TV classic from our childhoods, Schoolhouse Rock!. We then answer a viewer’s question about how to handle racist and homophobic family members and how to talk about them with one’s children. On a lighter note, we tell you which of our ideas for a post-L Word
