Comments on: When Language Fails Our Families http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Maggie http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/#comment-6286 Maggie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:09:19 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/151/#comment-6286 I have a question relating to this. I have a friend whose a lesbian. Her 2 year old son who has alway's called her mommy and her partner mama is now referring to her partner as "dad". He has been exposed to other gay male couples with kids and heterosexual ones but never really other lesbian couples. What do you think this could mean? I have a question relating to this. I have a friend whose a lesbian. Her 2 year old son who has alway’s called her mommy and her partner mama is now referring to her partner as “dad”. He has been exposed to other gay male couples with kids and heterosexual ones but never really other lesbian couples. What do you think this could mean?

]]> By: L http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/#comment-236 L Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:03:38 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/151/#comment-236 I want to say how awesome I think "its not complicated. There's just not a word for it" is. Abigail, you rock! I just need to remember my new mantra...its not complicated, there is just no word for it. I want to say how awesome I think “its not complicated. There’s just not a word for it” is. Abigail, you rock!

I just need to remember my new mantra…its not complicated, there is just no word for it.

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