Archive for December, 2006
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
First Steps…..On Family:
Webster’s Dictionary lists over 15 definitions for the word “family.” My favorites are the following: 9. a group of related things or people 10. a group of people who are generally not blood relations but who share common attitudes, interests, or goals and, frequently, live together While some of the definitions mention children and [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in We're a Family! (Just the 2 of us) by J
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
LesbianDad Needs Your Help
All week, LesbianDad has been neck and neck with a very conservative group blog* in the “Best New Blog” category of the 2006 Weblog Awards. Yesterday, a lot of their supporters took a turn for the seriously nasty. Here are a few samples of their comments about LesbianDad: “Looks the the gay agenda crowd has [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in News!!! by Liza
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Note on Comment Moderation
I have comment moderation enabled on this blog, mostly to deal with fairly putrid comment spam. I will try to get in and approve substantive comments a couple of times per day, but please be patient! And please keep commenting!
No Comments » - Posted in News!!! by Liza
Monday, December 11th, 2006
Who’s his real mom?
Trista is a hard act to follow, but I have to start somewhere. When Liza invited me to join the team over here at lesbian family dot org, I was both flattered and panicked. What would I write about? Did I have anything new to add to the conversation about lesbian families and queer families [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Adoption,Babies by Round
Monday, December 11th, 2006
Brief Update
Please welcome 2 new blogs to the blogroll, Judecorp., who are expecting and right now trying very very hard not to miscarry with some medical issues. Send them good luck! Also, Conception Misconception are new to the TTC blogroll. Wish them luck too.
No Comments » - Posted in News!!! by Liza
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Call for Papers
Hi all! I am working on an introductory post (trying to follow the amazing one written by Trista!) but I wanted to make sure I sent this around before the deadline. CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on QUEER PARENTING Publication Date: Fall, 2008 Editor: Rachel Epstein We are [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News!!! by Kwynne
Friday, December 8th, 2006
That’ll Teach Me
I have a severe allergy to absolutes, and my friends who have known me for a long time know that I have actually done every single thing I have ever publicly declared that I would never do. Mostly I’ve learned my lesson, but apparently not online. I should have known better than to say “Final [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News!!! by Liza
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
Deep Breath… and… PLUNGE! (take two)
I had the most fantastic introductory post written. Really, it was a thing of beauty. It started off with the sentences: “In June 2005, I was unemployed, overly isolated, incredibly depressed, and expecting a child with my partner, Kristin. I’d been these things for quite a while as we had received the news that I [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in News!!!,Non-Bio Mom,site stuff,The Good by Chicory
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Go Vote!
A few weeks back, Mombian, Lesbian Dad, and I all posted about nominating lots of lesbian family blogs for the 2006 Weblog Awards. While I’m not familiar with any of the finalists in the Parenting Blog category, we did generate some attention! Please go vote for LesbianDad as BEST NEW BLOG of 2006! And please [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News!!!,The Good by Liza
Monday, December 4th, 2006
Yay, Team! (Final Update)
LesbianFamily.org is THRILLED to announce that we are now an ongoing TEAM EFFORT! Amazing and wonderful bloggers Polly, of LesbianDad, Trista, of An Accident of Hope, and Art-Sweet, of Artificially Sweetened, have all agreed to blog about lesbian family topics here as well as at their home blogs! UPDATE: The fantabulous Kwynne has agreed to [...]
