Marrying the Boys
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» Dan_Ellsworth - It's the commitment, not the genetics
What makes a family? It's the commitment, not the genetics. A marriage starts a family; commitment, not genetics. Adoptions are commitment, not genetics. A genetic parent can de-commit to the point where someone else makes an adoption, which then becomes the true family. A weird-but-true saying I once heard on TV: A family exists wherever people have an irrational commitment to each others' welfare.So are chicken wings and ravioli and chocolate cake and chips irrational? Maybe, but you're committed to their welfare - including their growth as decision-making persons. This seems to be not just a wedding, but a family-forming ceremony and celebration.
Tell us about the man! (If he doesn't mind, that is.) I already think well of him, if he appreciates you three.
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» Dan_Ellsworth - [Dan tiptoes in ...]
[Dan tiptoes in, looks around, sees nobody in the RaisingBoys Lounge, sets a gallon of ready-made punch on the side table, mutters a little ... ]Wow! No place that involves boys should be this quiet.
Can we start a Christmas-Solstice-BabyShower-Wedding-Reception party here?
My progress report: Youngest son 25, married, teaching. Others age 27 (engaged), 29 (divorced; back in circulation). No grandchildren in prospect. But I'm here as a reminder that eventually they DO grow up; it just doesn't seem possible at the time.
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