I am so relieved.

[waffles]

One of my biggest fears for DS starting K was that kids (and/or their parents) may not be comfortable with DS having 2 moms. We live in a conservative state and a fairly conservative area.

One of DSs school friends is here today. She said:

Friend: Where is DSs dad?
Me: DS doesn't have a dad. He has two moms.
Friend: He has two moms? Cool. Where are the toys?


It makes me so happy. It just goes to show hate is learned. Kids give zero fucks if their friend has two moms, two dads, or a mom and a dad.

[Deleted]

That must be a relief.
Apparently your son is good at choosing his friends.

[TheEleventhHour]

This makes me so happy!

[dmlk413]

Love it!

[smalltownmoon]

Awesome!!!

[chapter79]

I definitely believe hate is learned. And typically comes from the parents or those around the kids the most. Hopefully ALL the kids in your sons class will be so open minded!

FYI, my best friends are married women. And they have a daughter (adopted) who is 9 and in third grade. Sometimes she is questioned "why don't you have a dad?" but that's really the extent of it, and she's a little older (where kids can tend to be more "mean"). They are curious (since that's normal) but nothing more. Hopefully your son will have a similar experience!

[skategirl128]

Love it!!!

[stellabunny]

Yeah! Kids are pretty open minded and accepting I think. It's once the get influenced by adults that things become problematic.

[namastebiotches]

So so awesome!

[mrsbutt]

I love this so much!

[penguin129]

i"m glad everything worked out so well for you.

[Deleted]

This is so great!

[trexbeck]

That is so awesome! I agree that kids are pretty accepting just curious. So happy for you

[allydncr]

That's so great!

[Deleted]

Yay!

[casey]

[kld2014]

Aw, that's so great. Hopefully that kid will be an example if any of the other kids are less than nice.

[NatashaBromanoff]

That's so awesome! What a cool kid. Agreeing with the above that the hate is learned.

[AleWife]

Faith in humanity restored.

[junebugz1]

Awesome!!

[helenahhandbasket]

That's great-- and shows that that kid also has awesome parents.

[emmaswan]

That's awesome! Both my nephew and my daughter had the same reaction (we have close friends who are a lesbian couple with two kids)...except my daughter's reaction was "Wow, I wish I had two moms instead of a dad!"

I also told her once (before we had marriage equality here in Florida) that same sex couples weren't allowed to marry (she had asked if she could marry her BFF) because the "people in charge" wouldn't allow it and she goes, "What? That's so stupid! If they love each other, they should marry!"

[BostonKisses]

Awwwww, that friend is a keeper, and I'm glad your DS found them!

[sammysam]

That's so great to hear! My cousin and her wife have 2 boys. My cousin carried them both and I think that they are planning for her wife to carry the next 2. I spend a lot of time with them since we have a pretty close family and none of the boys'friends see having 2 moms as anything other than normal. I hope this is the view that all future generations are raised with.

[queenbabee]

This truly does make me happy! My son is still so small and I take comfort in knowing his tears are only from gas or overstimulation....or basically things I can fix in general. The world can be a shitty place! Kids shouldn't have to deal with it or have an inch of room in those big hearts for hate. When the day comes that he goes to a house that isn't "just like his", I hope he responds the same way!
I'm so happy you jumped the hurdle