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SOMETHING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
I should begin by saying there are many things in life I do not understand…
so many things under the sun…
Today, however, because of what I see happening around me
I’m concentrating on just one.
The moment we learn we will be be parents…as partners as husband and wife…
we feel blessed to have been chosen…to be the ones creating a life.
And for 9 months we do our best
to keep our baby safe, healthy and happy
Before they become part of this world and enter our family.
For all those months we spend celebrating little milestones
excitedly welcoming each day
without ever thinking about the color of our baby’s skin
If they will be bi, transgender, straight…or gay
We are wishing…praying…for a baby with all their body parts
that they are breathing on their own…and come to us with healthy hearts.
And we rejoice when they finally arrive
It’s hard to express the joy we feel that day…
Without ever giving a thought to the color of their skin
if they are bi, transgender, straight…or gay
As they grow we care that they are close to us…
that in their lives…we play a part….
that they have gentle souls and spirits… and kindness in their hearts.
Now here’s where we get to the part I find difficult to understand…
when I see prejudice toward LGBTQ+ people…spreading out across the land…
To all you parents who cared only that your children were healthy and happy…
when they first came your way…
who didn’t give a thought to the color of their skin
if they were bi, transgender, straight or gay….
That same child you created…why would you now disavow….
If you didn’t care about this when they were born…
please tell me…why do you care now?
