I am so unbelievably happy that Barack Obama is our new President!!! I have never been more proud to be an American. I woke up Wednesday morning with a renewed sense of hope.
Along with this immense joy I am also feeling pain and anger. I can not believe that Proposition 8 passed in California. I am in utter disbelief that same sex marriages will no longer be allowed. What happens to the couples who married in the last few months? I just don't get it. What difference does it make to you if a gay couple gets married, how does it affect your life? Everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, deserves equal treatment under the law.
I am also so sad that Arkansas passed Initiated Act 1, aka The Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban - it makes it illegal for any individual cohabiting outside of a valid marriage to adopt or provide foster care to minors. While the measure was proposed primarily to prohibit same-sex couples from being adoptive or foster parents, this measure would apply to all otherwise qualified couples who are not legally married. Again, it is better for children to be pushed from home to home instead of having the potential to be adopted or fostered in a stable household with individuals who happen to be the same sex, again, I just don't get it.
While we took a huge step forward on Tuesday, I also feel like we took a few steps back.
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I am leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning! I am going to a GTG of fabulous nesties from my TTTC message board. I am looking forward to "meeting" all these lovely ladies and hanging out in Obama's home state.
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D has been feeling really down lately, this last month has really taken it out of him. I'm praying he can find faith to move forward and to let go of the guilt he carries.
I've told him we don't have to keep going if he is done. We can move onto adoption.
All I know is that my heart aches when he is sad and my heart breaks when he blames himself for our IF.
Praying for a miracle.
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I agree re: the politics. Sorry your hubby is feeling down. IF can be a rollercoaster of emotion. Have a great time in Chicago. I've never been there and am so jealous!
I'm jealous you get to go to the GTG.
Have a great time.
I hope your DH starts to feel better soon. It is tough to be the one to "blame" for IF. Plus he has been through so much lately. We have these blogs and the nest. What do husbands have?
I agree with you 100% on the election day excitements and disappointments. How can a country progress and regress so drastically in the same night? I just don't understand.
I'm sorry your hubby is having a rough time. It's been a really hard few months for him, though, and I hope once he gets some space from the experience he will be ready to move forward with optimism.
I hope you had a blast at the GTG! I just wish I could've been there with you!!!
I agree with everything you said. One leap forward, two big steps back. Have a GREAT time in Chicago -- best city in the world!
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