On The Move
Yesterday my husband and I arrived in North Carolina. We are staying a month, seeing what it’s like to live here. Today we spent almost the entire day in the car, driving from place to place to see different neighborhoods and figure out where we want to live when we...
Marriage equality is not always treated equally
I keep reading stories about gay and lesbian couples who’s parentage is not being recognized in some of our states. That is, a mom who gives birth is recognized as the mother but her wife is not. I’m not familiar with the laws of all our states. I do know that where I...
Love is Love
We’ve heard that a lot. It usually refers to same-sex couple and in this story, it kind of does too. Because love is love whether it’s between adults or an adult and a child. Gay dads Rob and Reece Scheer from Darnestown, Maryland have adopted four children out of the...
A tip for parents of a transgender child
I have a private Facebook group for parents of LGBTQ kids. The moms and dads in that group are at all stages in the process of learning their child is LGBTQ. Some are accepting, advocating for their child every day. Others are at the beginning of the process and may...
How Rejection Impacts LGBTQ Adults
I wrote the following blog post 3 years ago. It still has relevance. How I wish parents rejecting their kids was a thing of the past but it is not. Back then, I was working with LGBTQ adults who had been rejected but their families. What I found was those who needed...
A tribute to moms
There has been a lot of press recently about the mom who broke off ties with her gay son on the day of his wedding. That broke my heart. Her son and his husband are wonderful men from all I’ve read They are loved and supported by the love of one set of parents. That...
Empathy and Parenting an LGBTQ kid
I’ve written about empathy before. For me, empathy is essential to having a fulfilling life. How does it guide us (or not) as parents of an LGBTQ child? According to an article on empathy in thebabbleout.com, “Empathy ensures that mothers are more caring towards their...
When people aren’t accepting
A too common challenge for parents of LGBTQ kids is lack of acceptance from family and friends. This is especially true for the moms and dads who were raised in the evangelical church. Many parents have a period of adjustment, of soul searching when their child comes...
More on parenting adult children
Continuing the theme of parenting adult children, another of my readers wrote to me about a young adult son. “One of my problems has to do with communication and respect, expressing gratitude instead of just taking things for granted and being entitled. I don’t get...
Challenges of being a parent
I recently asked my newsletter audience about the challenges they face as a parent. This is one response I received: “My challenge is related to my children. All three are grown and gone several states away. I rarely see them, my relationship with my gay child has...
A checklist for parents of a LGBTQ teen
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