From my local paper: Happy Dads say adoption felt close to home

[bicentennial_baby]

This is from my hometown of 18,000 people in Western MA:

Three-year-old Hugh Hart is a bundle of energy.

Hugh slipped on his yellow rubber boots, insisting that they were ice skates, and started ''skating'' throughout the rooms of the house.

''Where did you hide the ice?'' he asked.

Lindel Hart, 45, scooped up his son and plopped him down on his lap as he begin to read a story to the energetic and inquisitive little boy.

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Both said they haven't felt any negativity or criticism about being gay and having a son, saying that wherever they go they get smiles and compliments.

''I love being a dad with another dad,'' said Rod. ''I've loved that because there aren't traditional gender roles to fall into.''

''We are two dudes raising a kid and we get to shape our roles to our strengths and situations,'' he said.

But, unlike many other adoptions, it didn't take much time at all for the Greenfield couple to get a child. Within two months of starting the adoption process, they had Hugh in their home.

http://www.recorder.com/story.cfm?id_no=5526499

Try to ignore the comments. Western MA is full of redneck idiots. And also wonderful people. :)

[wellstone dem]

1. What a great story!!!

thanks for posting. Hey and most of the comments were positive!

[bluedawg12]

2. This is a wonderful story and gays make wonderful loving parents.

That's the main message and this story is yet another example of that! :-)