AMERICAN PARENTING NIGHTMARE!

[captain_slinky]

While watching Modern Family tonight, Molly asked us the question that popular right-wing media has taught me that all good parents dread; she asked "What does GAY mean?"

To paraphrase talking points recycled from the past twenty-some years of everything from Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell to Prop 8, what am I supposed to say when my child asks me that question? What am I supposed to say???

I told her "Gay mans when a boy loves a boy or a girl loves a girl".

"Oh, okay." And back she went to watching the show.

OMG THEY WERE ALL SO VERY RIGHT ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE!!! WHEN DOES IT ALL END???

Comments

[khristle.livejournal.com]

In my opinion there is nothing more to it. In a perfect world this would be the end to the conversation. My strong opinions will come when I'll have to explain why some people are so homophobic and how people are being denied basic human rights based on a 2,000 year old book and icky feelings.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

OMG now we need to print up a gazillion fake book covers to slip over the Bibles we find in hotel rooms, "2,000 YEAR OLD BOOK OF ICKY FEELINGS"!!!