Parental Units - There is an interesting, but clearly biased, article in today's NY Times about gay male parenting: "Two Fathers, With One Happy to Stay at Home." The story chronicles the career sacrifices made by one-half of gay male couples to raise children. But, the couples interviewed are clearly a self-selcting bunch, because in order to have the option for one father to stay at home, one or both partners must have a high-income-producing job to provide for the family.

I grew up with a stay-at-home mom, and I don't think I'd consider fathering a child unless Kevin or I could stay at home to raise him. In fact, we're hesitating to get a dog unless there's a guarantee that one of us will be able to spend at least some more time at home.

And an aside, what's with homos giving their kids freaky names like Caelan and Ceriwen? The article didn't even mention last names. Who knows if these kids have unusual first names AND a long, hypenated surname.