http://civilwarbummer.com/grant-loyalty/ The April VQ Chat was last night and we talked about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrations. It was a great discussion and below are the questions and a few of the answers!
Q1: What do your kids call you?
@villageQtweets: A1: We go by mom and dad. So heteronormative! But suits us best. #vqchat
— West Philly Mama (@westphillymama) April 29, 2014
We are Mommy and Mama. I’m Mommy. RT @villageQtweets: Q1: What do your kids call you? #vqchat
— Casey Carey-Brown (@lifewithRoozle) April 29, 2014
@psandcs @villageQtweets To answer #1 late, my kids call me “Ima” and my lovely wife “Mommy” – I like having my own identity. #vqchat
— Jan Kaminsky (@DrNursePhD) April 29, 2014
Q2: Do you celebrate Mother’s Day? Father’s Day? Or something else?
@villageQtweets #vqchat we celebrate Mother’s Day as a family and with my mother and grandmother — MyTwiceBakedPotato (@MyTBP) April 29, 2014
@villageQtweets Mother’s Day for Mama, and International Ima Day for L, which happens to fall on Fathers Day. #vqchat — Ethan (@ethanethan) April 29, 2014
Q3: If you celebrate, what does your celebration look like?
When it comes to wanting different things it’s all about the fact that I am a SAHM and she works too much. #vqchat — Shannon LC Cate (@lilysea) April 29, 2014
Q2 i prefer to celebrate Mother’s Day without the kids-like a day off, but Gabriella thinks differently. hmpf. #vqchat — Deborah (@psandcs) April 29, 2014
Q4: What was your best/worst day? Best/worst gift?
#vqchat RT @bisquiat: MD sucks big time for Lesbian Step-Moms who have do to all the gift-buying/pancake-making for -0 thanks. — villageQ (@villageQtweets) April 29, 2014
A4: I have this vague memory of a Mother’s Day when we took our small kids to Ikea and ate in the cafeteria. Ha – worst thing ever! #vqchat — Vikki Reich (@uppoppedafox) April 29, 2014
Q5: Have you had any issues at school or daycare in regard to Mother’s Day/Father’s Day?
A5 no issues at all. We are always the only same-sex couple, so they go over the top to be inclusive 🙂 #vqchat — Jen Bauer (@AdventurousMoms) April 29, 2014
@uppoppedafox A5 jumping in here: yes, my #4yo was told to make a father’s day project last year. Very awkward. #vqchat — Eliza B-T (@elizaflemingbt) April 29, 2014
Not surprisingly, our celebrations are as diverse and unique as our families!
We hope you’ll join us next month for next month’s VQ Chat. Our regular day falls on Memorial Day so an alternate date will be announced soon!
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