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thegaymom: Brave: Pixar’s Cowardly Movie
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Saturday, June 30, 2012. Brave: Pixar’s Cowardly Movie. According to my American Heritage Dictionary, “Brave” is defined as:. Possessing or displaying courage; valiant. Making a fine display; impressive or showy. To undergo or face courageously. I have told my daughters many times that bravery is being afraid, but doing it anyway. In fact, I did balk at that. Thirty years ago. And that, in a nutshell, is my problem with the movie “Brave.” It makes e...8221; or “Star ...
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thegaymom: December 2013
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Saturday, December 7, 2013. OCD and the Girl at Starbucks. I wanted to slap the customer. When I was in college, my mother told me she thought I had Turrets. I was sitting on the couch, reading a book, undoubtedly fidgeting, and undoubtedly making some sort of noise coming from deep in my throat. I looked at her. “No, mom, I just annoy you.”. I believe in equality. And I do have vocal quirks. But is that because of OCD? Or is it because of chronic sinusitis and asthma?
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thegaymom: July 2014
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Sunday, July 20, 2014. Jourdan and the Penguin Necklace. This is the moment Jourdan stole my heart. It was the first time I had volunteered in my daughters’ fifth grade class. We had just arrived in Las Vegas about six weeks before. I wasn’t working. And I wanted to make sure the Dixelaney had a smooth transition. 8220;Oh,” I said. “That’s sweet.”. 8220;Do you think she likes me? My daughters tell me everything, and I had never heard of this kid before. I was certain f...
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thegaymom: Sisters and the Traveling Condom
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Sisters and the Traveling Condom. The girls and I watched “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” last night. They had already seen part 1 at their other mom’s – where they have a tendency to watch things that are a little beyond my comfort zone. But part 1 seemed like a harmless movie, even though the girls made a point of telling me there was kissing in it. And part 2 was largely harmless, too. Until the condom broke. What’s going on? Let’s b...
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thegaymom: March 2013
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Monday, March 25, 2013. High Court to Hear Two Historic Gay Marriage Cases. Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 are the days that gay marriage supporters have been waiting for, when the Supreme Court takes on the issue of marriage equality in two separate cases. Read the full story on my other blog, Kaufman On America. Carrie L. Kaufman. Monday, March 11, 2013. Snow: The endless quest. Because in the end, posterity is all we have. Carrie L. Kaufman. Its funny how you...
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thegaymom: Single Parenthood
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Tuesday, July 27, 2010. OK, I know parenting is hard. But I’m really tired of people with partners complaining to me that they have to be single parents for a day or two. They have no idea. No, the thing about single parenthood is the relentlessness of the little stuff. Mom, can we buy that? Let’s step back here. It’s about having to cook dinner every single night. Or at least figure out what it should be. And then clean it up. It’s about having to figure out where t...
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thegaymom: Full House and the Discovery of Gay TV
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Sunday, July 6, 2014. Full House and the Discovery of Gay TV. My kids have discovered 1990s TV. Their summer of 2014 can easily be described as the summer of “Friends” and the summer of “Full House.” I’ve been watching them watching these sitcoms with some interest and trepidation. Because, after all, these shows are 15-26 years old, and the basic assumptions about the world were quite different even that short time ago. At that moment I spoke, which was probably not the s...
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thegaymom: Jourdan and the Penguin Necklace
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Sunday, July 20, 2014. Jourdan and the Penguin Necklace. This is the moment Jourdan stole my heart. It was the first time I had volunteered in my daughters’ fifth grade class. We had just arrived in Las Vegas about six weeks before. I wasn’t working. And I wanted to make sure the Dixelaney had a smooth transition. 8220;Oh,” I said. “That’s sweet.”. 8220;Do you think she likes me? My daughters tell me everything, and I had never heard of this kid before. I was certain f...
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thegaymom: November 2013
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Training Bras - Train us for what, exactly? A few weeks ago, as we were going to bed, my daughters asked me if they should get training bras. They said that their friend pointed out that you can see the outline of their breasts through their shirts, and that they needed to wear a bra. I asked them what they thought of that. They said it made them feel self-conscious. And so it starts. 8220;Y. eah. These are the moments that I wish I was more s...
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thegaymom: Training Bras - Train us for what, exactly?
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Go back to TheGayMom Home Page. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Training Bras - Train us for what, exactly? A few weeks ago, as we were going to bed, my daughters asked me if they should get training bras. They said that their friend pointed out that you can see the outline of their breasts through their shirts, and that they needed to wear a bra. I asked them what they thought of that. They said it made them feel self-conscious. And so it starts. 8220;Y. eah. These are the moments that I wish I was more s...
