I (always) root for gay parents, so it was a pleasure to attend a Zoom gay baby shower recently.
These two dads are wonderfully eccentric--they spend their free time touring the homes of former vice presidents, and they might on occasion send you a postcard featuring Spiro Agnew's 1958 Christmas tree--and I was pleased to see the eccentricity on full display at the shower.
For example, the dads have announced their unborn child's name: Lena Gus Borden Tanner. (That's "LGBT.")
Asked about unchartered territory, the dads said there is one thing that slightly intimidates them: "labial folds."
I was most touched by the dads' confessions of nervousness: "We have no idea what we're doing, where we'll be living, and we're a little wary when people say it's easier than it looks."
At one point, we guests had a chance to share our wishes for Lena-to-be, and I mentioned: learning to listen well, tolerating uncertainty, and always wearing comfortable shoes.
It seems fitting that Covid would add yet another complication for this couple--being gay is all about fielding new complications--and, as usual, I was impressed by the grace spilling out of my two friends. I think they have a lucky daughter in the wings. And now I'll put my microphone back on mute.....
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