Ichthys
2 Gay Dads raising 12 Happy Kids
Posted on: 05/04/2011 20:34
It's 11-year-old Andrew's turn to set the table for dinner, and he deals out 14 paper plates as if they were playing cards.
Marcus, 5, climbs onto a bench and announces, "It smells like pancakes."
His brother, 3-year-old Cooper, counters, "I think it smells like chicken."
"It smells like Ambrose," says Logan, 7, climbing in between Cooper and their sister Ambrose, who's 4. She glares at the laughing boys.
Actually, it smells like spaghetti. A big pot of homemade sauce is bubbling on the stove.
The six littlest children fit on the 9-foot-long bench along one side of the table. Andrew and the four other big kids sit in chairs on the other side. Olivia, the baby of the family, is in a high chair. Daddy sits at one end, Papa at the other.
Steven and Roger Ham are raising 12 children, all adopted from foster care, in Arizona. They also have 4 dogs, 2 cats, 1 guinea pig, and a parrot!
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InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 05/04/2011 21:42
MMMMMMMMM,
so glad that life is mainstream :3
Reminds me of that fine series Caprica, where the 'gay' & polymarriage aspects are mentioned not in a LOOK HERE AT TEH GAY!!! AMAZING??? :3
So mainstream. So ordinary. So nice :3
sighsnootles
Posted on: 05/05/2011 09:07
now THAT is the type of family that needs to be celebrated, imho.
when people adopt children and create a family.
the duggars are breeders. they have heaved 20 kids out into the world, and are caring for them. great. next.
but people like these guys, who are taking the children that society has cast aside, and cobbling a strong family unit all together??
THAT NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED!!! HURRAY!!!
Mendalla
Posted on: 05/05/2011 10:19
Amen, sigh, but I must confess that my first reaction was "12 Freakin' Kids? Are these guys nuts?". Raising one bra.. er ... kid can get my blood pressure up. Raising that many kids has to be extremely high on the stress ladder even with the older kids helping out.
Mendalla
waterfall
Posted on: 05/05/2011 10:46
Wow! I got tired just watching it!
Those kids are soooo cute though, who wouldn't love them.
young_glass
Posted on: 05/23/2011 00:09
Modern family!
gratefulone
Posted on: 05/23/2011 13:54
It just goes to show.. some men are better mothers than well women. ! I wish mom mom had been a gay man.
Birthstone
Posted on: 05/27/2011 08:08
mmm when gender has nothing to do with being a good person or parent, it will be a wonderful day!
I agree wholeheartedly with Sighs' comment - they should be celebrated for their wonderful family and their efforts to make the world a brighter place for these kids. Fabulous!
myst
Posted on: 05/28/2011 23:28
mmm when gender has nothing to do with being a good person or parent, it will be a wonderful day!
What a brilliant line Birthstone!