My gf has an 11 yr old boy. He doesn't care at all that we're together. IT is a whole different life though that's for sure.

Hi there! My wife and I have a 5 year old boy. Because we live in a very liberal progressive area and know lots of other 2 mom/2dad families, we really haven't hit any Gay family specific issues yet. Now that he's in kindergarten, and I volunteer in his classroom, I do get questions from the kids about his (non-existent) Dads, but the kids just shrug it off.

Now...about our taxes. grrrr!!!!

I am bisexual and have three children. They are young right now. I am concerned for when they get older when they understand about mommy. I dont know how ill explain it to them but I have some time to sort it out.

We have 5 children: 18 y/o dd, 13 y/o dd, 11 y/o ds, 7 y/o ds, and 5 y/o ds.
The kids are well adjusted and have not encountered any negativity in our very rural area. Actually, our 18 year old and 13 year old have many friends who think it is "cool" that they have 2 mothers. The boys are all rather oblivious at this point.

My gf has an 11 yr old boy. He doesn't care at all that we're together. IT is a whole different life though that's for sure.

so you understand! 11 isnt the easiest age, either... that was when ours got a little tricky. Now that they are nearing the teen years, forget it. Ugh.

Our kids dont have a problem with being in a two mom family, and so far they havent come across a lot of problems in school or anything, but it is really hard to find other gay families, at least where we are now.

Do you find you have the same problem?

He's a terror ... we swear he's acting like he's 5 even though he's 11 ... it's crazy. Lots of attitude, tantrums, general boy issues, he's not very fun ... LOL He def has his good days, I'm hoping at least as he gets a little older that it'll be less of an issue , but I'm not 100% about that. I know too many people w/ boys that say we have quite a few years before we can breath easy again.

Well he has no problems @ school, but it's also not known that his mom is gay. She is just a single mom there. Long story short, he goes to a private catholic school because it's the only place he does well. So we keep it on the DL while he's at school (which is fine with me). I still go to his Xmas concerts and stuff, but it's not ... hey these are my moms. Doesn't bother any of us though. And since my name is Alix nobody really second guesses anything. LOL

Actually most of my friends here are gay, and a few of them have kids so it's not really a big issue. The neighborhood we live in seems pretty cool. We haven't come out and said hey lesbians live here, but they've all seen us together ALL the time and the boys come by sometimes. Nobody's made a big deal about it.

I'm part of a two mom family with two almost 13 year old kids, a boy and a girl. Being gay with kids is a whole new difficulty that is faced by gays and lesbians, and I was wondering if there is anyone else on the site that is going through the same kind of thing that we are?

Thanks!

I am a gay parent, but my son primarily lives with his mom. I haven't had any issues arise from this though.

I have a daughter who's 7, and who calls my wife her "bonus mom".
We're in the process of having a child together now, that my wife will carry.

I have never had any problems with being a gay parent, but then again I live in Scandinavia, and society here is really just very liberal when it come to homosexuality. No one in school or in the neighbourhood as ever said anything negative to my daughter, most people don't seem to notice that we're different.

I have a three-year old son!

Yes me and my wife have 15 month old son so far we are not dealing with any major issues right now all the school we are looking at have gay moms and dads. The only thing that upset me is when were out in public and we have to go in detail that he has two moms.

I have two children, but now I am single..but hey! I'm still a parent

My partner and I have been together for nearly 14 years and she has, she says, enjoyed sharing the responsibility for my two children (their father and I were married and he is still in their life) since they were 10g and 12b.

We all survived the teenage years with no lasting scars and now we delight in being Nanas to two little boys (3 and 1.5) and a baby girl (4 months).

I feel very fortunate that we have both been warmly embraced by not only the 'spouses' of our children but also the spouses' families and friends. I would think we were a little confronting for some of our more conservative new extended family members initially.

This thread gave me goosebumps, I can't wait to start a family of our own. We just got a puppy I guess thats a start lol.

This thread gave me goosebumps, I can't wait to start a family of our own. We just got a puppy I guess thats a start lol.

I really enjoyed reading this thread, too. My partner and I are still some years away from having kids. We're still adjusting to handling our two 15-pound dogs.

My wife and I have been together 12 years. We have 2 boys, one just turned 17 and the other will be 20 in May. We are eagerly looking forward to child free days

LOL Already started measuring up their rooms for the conversion have you Karen?

We actually downsized after the kids left home but now that they have families of their own we find that we overflow into the 'Bed and Breakfast' next door when everyone comes for occasions like Christmas.

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