All aboard question

[Ashley]

As a straight married mother of a two children who are very smart and question everything in the world we tonight as parents decided to watch the documentary with our kids who are 6 and 8.We have gay friends and the kids have been curious for some time about what it all means.They know the obvious about same sex relationships,however they have always questioned how do gay people have children.As we were watching my son who knows how much mommy loves Rosie,just kept saying ,"there's Rosie mom." They were scared during the Jamaica port chaos and didn't understand why or how people could yell such mean things and especially when the kids were there.I explained how some people aren't tolerant.They never took their little eyes off the screen.After it was over my husband and I thought they would have a million questions.My son just said how happy is heart was to see that everyone had so much fun and that the foster kids are getting a better life than they could imagine,and then threw in the guilt trip that the Disney cruise didn't look that fun and why didn't we go on your friend Rosie's boat. My daughter who is six and knows less about homosexuality looked like she had more questions.We turned the t.v. off to talk about it.The only things she had to ask was,"Mommy did Amy ever get to get a baby in her tummy?" refering to the negative pregnancy test and the two men who offered to be donors.I told her I wasn't sure so she asked me to ask.When my husband asked them if they had anymore questions about kids having 2 mommies or 2 daddies,they looked confused and said, "We just wanted to know how they got the kids and why would we have questions about that? All families are different just like some kids live with Grandma,etc." My chest swoll with pride and I am so proud of my decision to show them the film teaching them on their life journey of real issues and tolerance and acceptance,but most of all love.Thank you so much for being a part of teaching them that with us .And did Amy and Rhonda ever get that baby that they so deserve?

[KelliODonnell]

Yes, Amy and Rhonda adopted a baby from Guatamala. They are posters on this forum, so maybe they can give you a bit more of an update when they sign onto it next.

Best
Kelli

[tryn2bmoms]

Hey there its Amy and Rhonda.... and Caylee!!!!!
fourtunatly we never did grow a baby in my tummy..... I fourtunatly beacuse I know that may have meant that we never would have met Caylee.
Shortly after we got home, we met with Dr.'s who told us that it was not likely that I would ever get pregnant. So we strted down the adoption path. IT took us a little over a year to get Caylee home ( long scary story) but we are finaly a family.
The good news is that James and Clay are still a part of our lives and we hope they always will. They are incredible guys and we hope they will be involved in Caylee's life forever.
Can't wait till July!!!!!
Miss you all....
Amy, Rhonda and Caylee
PS : I don't know if it will work or not but I am attaching our first family photo. This was at the airport coming home with Caylee for the first time!!!!!!!

[Ashley]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! That is so wonderful.I told my daughter this morning while fixing her hair before school about Caylee.She said;"That makes me feel wierd inside." "Wierd inside?", I asked to which she replied "don't worry Momma,good wierd inside." I am happy for the 5 of you Amy,Rhonda,Caylee,James,and Clay.I'm sure she is wrapped up in so much love.

P.S.It says waiting for approval for the photo,but can't wait to see her.I'm sure she's gorgeous.

[ourtribe]

Ashley,
Thank you for being so thoughtful in your goal to insightfully raise your children. Teaching lessons of diversity, acceptance of differences, and simply of LOVE is one that should start at home. When our children see or experience hate, they need to be able to know what to do with it. Those are tuff lessons!
James
(gay dad of a 2&4 yr old)

[Ashley]

They are very tuff lessons,especially growing up in small town bible belt Texas, however I want them to be educated and never scared or not confident in their choices. I can't imagine raising them teaching fear,hate,or judgement.The world has WAY too much of that.I want them to feel love and give it back.I also want them to feel that they can come to me and not fear judgement rather they be straight,gay,date out of their race,what have you...the only thing I ask is that they go to college...and hopefully be democrats. haha.

[Aimee]

Ashley,

Where are you at in Texas?

[ourtribe]

Ashley,
Me too! I want to raise my kids to know right from wrong, good choices from bad choices and the consequence related. OHhhh, what task. We have also felt it important for our children to understand spirituality. Wanting our children to be baptised we left the Catholic chruch of my youth...and my partner and I found the Congressional Church. We have found this community to be exactely what we were looking for. People gathered together with the same loving need to find their GOD and center their life...accepting anyone with that same mission to join. I had an awesome Youth Ministery experience that help me greatly through those confusing years as an adolescent. Craig and I hope that this church will be a sourse of support and guidence to our children on thier life journey...not generated from Dad and Papa (thats important when in their teenage years).

You want to give kids as many tools as possible:)

[wigglewomyn]

Congratulations Amy & Rhonda! My partner and I watched All Aboard last night, not just because we are coming on the cruise this summer, but also because we had read so many wonderful things about it.

I must tell you that both my partner and I had tears in our eyes when you phoned (whomever) for your results and they were negative :(

I am very happy to hear that you are finally a family of 3; I know that your daughter will be very lucky to have the 2 of you for moms to share her life with.

And, it is great to hear that you are still friends with James and Clary but very sorry that their suggestion didn't work out for the two of you. If we see you on board this summer, I hope you don't mind if we say congratulations in person :)

Wendy

Hey there its Amy and Rhonda.... and Caylee!!!!!
fourtunatly we never did grow a baby in my tummy..... I fourtunatly beacuse I know that may have meant that we never would have met Caylee.
Shortly after we got home, we met with Dr.'s who told us that it was not likely that I would ever get pregnant. So we strted down the adoption path. IT took us a little over a year to get Caylee home ( long scary story) but we are finaly a family.
The good news is that James and Clay are still a part of our lives and we hope they always will. They are incredible guys and we hope they will be involved in Caylee's life forever.
Can't wait till July!!!!!
Miss you all....
Amy, Rhonda and Caylee
PS : I don't know if it will work or not but I am attaching our first family photo. This was at the airport coming home with Caylee for the first time!!!!!!!