Two Moms
By Stephanie
My partner and I have been together for eight years. We have one son together through artificial insemination. After thousands of dollars spent trying to use sperm banks and very little help from physicians locally, we became pregnant again. Unfortunately, I miscarried two years ago. It broke my heart and we were devastated.
Because we were older and the costs were so high, we did not want to try again. We received very little emotional support from friends. Even our local churchgoers at the time did not realize the impact of our loss and were not readily available to assist us with our grief.
We are now in the process of becoming foster parents. We start classes in October. However, they have advised me that in no way can we adopt and that they will take it step-by-step regarding foster parenting at all.
Contrary to their beliefs about our ability to be good parents, our five-year-old son is one of the most well-adjusted, smart and caring little boys. His teachers and our friends notice that he always has a smile on his face. He is very happy and loves his family. And, he is aware that there are many families that have different structures and loves the fact that he has two mommies that are always there for him.
Sept. 16, 2002