There’s nothing wrong with keeping quiet if you feel you aren’t safe. But I wasn’t going to hide my life or my husband from you kids. How could I claim to be an educator while hiding such an essential truth from you? And you know what—while a couple of parents have been surprised over the years, or have had to open their minds a little more than they’d been planning to, most of the time, it’s no big deal. And that’s what Rick and Oliver’s love should be, too. Whether or not you think they’re gay, it’s no big deal. It’s not the point of the story. Being gay is not the point of my life or Bert’s
...more
