Comments on: Booking my reservation in Dallas — and reservations of my own. http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/09/22/reserving-my-place-in-dallas-with-my-own-reservations/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Amity Pierce Buxton http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/09/22/reserving-my-place-in-dallas-with-my-own-reservations/#comment-1176 Amity Pierce Buxton Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:13:20 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=422#comment-1176 Just a footnote to the above. <a href="http://straightspouse.org">Straight Spouse Network</a> was not invited to be part of this conference, even though we were part of the program at its predecessor last year. So, all my research on parents and children and all SSN's work including children in mailing lists, some support groups, and some regional/national gathering will not be at this conference. I was under the impression that we were ALL family: grandparents (<a href="http://pflag.org">PFLAG</a>), parents,(FPC) spouses (<a href="http://straightspouse.org">SSN</a>), children (<a href="http://colage.org">COLAGE</a>). Reminds me of the Millennium March, where SSN was not invited to be on stage with all the other family organizations, despite several recommendations for that to happen from PFLAG. Hmmm. Amity (Who is ready and able and willing and interested in collaborating as much as possible with all of the above. Only by appearing as FAMILY can we make a dent in so-called other family values. <a href="http://straightspouse.org">Straight Spouse Network</a> Reaching Out... Healing... Building Bridges Just a footnote to the above. Straight Spouse Network was not invited to be part of this conference, even though we were part of the program at its predecessor last year. So, all my research on parents and children and all SSN’s work including children in mailing lists, some support groups, and some regional/national gathering will not be at this conference.

I was under the impression that we were ALL family: grandparents (PFLAG), parents,(FPC) spouses (SSN), children (COLAGE).

Reminds me of the Millennium March, where SSN was not invited to be on stage with all the other family organizations, despite several recommendations for that to happen from PFLAG.

Hmmm.

Amity
(Who is ready and able and willing and interested in collaborating as much as possible with all of the above. Only by appearing as FAMILY can we make a dent in so-called other family values.

Straight Spouse Network
Reaching Out… Healing… Building Bridges

]]> By: thepoetryman http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/09/22/reserving-my-place-in-dallas-with-my-own-reservations/#comment-1108 thepoetryman Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:16:01 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=422#comment-1108 <b><em>If the national LGBT parenting organization is not intentional about including adult children, will we ever be able to expect local communities to figure it out?</em> </b> Sadly...no. Peace. If the national LGBT parenting organization is not intentional about including adult children, will we ever be able to expect local communities to figure it out?

Sadly…no.

Peace.

]]> By: katerw http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/09/22/reserving-my-place-in-dallas-with-my-own-reservations/#comment-1082 katerw Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:02:02 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=422#comment-1082 One more thing... interesting that sometimes they call it the National Family Conference and sometimes its the National Parenting Conference. Looks like they don't even know what their identity is. One more thing… interesting that sometimes they call it the National Family Conference and sometimes its the National Parenting Conference. Looks like they don’t even know what their identity is.

]]> By: katerw http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/09/22/reserving-my-place-in-dallas-with-my-own-reservations/#comment-1078 katerw Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:21:54 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=422#comment-1078 Ugh. Abigail, Thank you for continuing to encourage adult children to come to the event. It amazes me that after almost two decades of work we're still relegated to fighting for equal billing. Anyhow, I'll be there in Dallas ... Looking forward to seeing you, other old friends and hopefully many new faces. Kate Ugh.

Abigail, Thank you for continuing to encourage adult children to come to the event. It amazes me that after almost two decades of work we’re still relegated to fighting for equal billing.

Anyhow, I’ll be there in Dallas … Looking forward to seeing you, other old friends and hopefully many new faces.

Kate

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