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“Mommy, they are just like me.” 

My oldest son is six years old and in love for the first time.  He is in love with Blaine from Glee. 

For those who don’t know Blaine is a boy…a gay boy, the boyfriend of one of the main characters, Kurt.

This isn’t a ‘he thinks Blaine is really cool’ kind of love.  It is a mooning at a picture of Blaine’s face for a half hour followed by a wistful “He’s so pretty” kind of love.

He loves the episode where two boys kiss.  My son will call people in from other parts of the house to make sure they don’t miss his ‘favorite part.’  He’s been known to rewind it and watch it over again…and force other to, as well, if he doesn’t think people have been paying enough attention.

This infatuation doesn’t bother me or his father.  We live in a very hip-liberal neighborhood, many of our friends are gay, and idea of having a gay son isn’t something that bothers either of us.  Our son is going to be who he is, and it is our job to love him.  End of story.

He is also six.  Six year olds get obsessed with all kinds of things.  This might not mean anything at all.  We always joke that he’s either gay, or we have the best blackmail material in the history of mankind when he’s a 16 year old straight boy. (Take that naked bath time pictures!)

Then the other day we were traveling across the state listening to the Warblers album (of course), and in the middle of Candles, my son pipes up from the back seat.

“Mommy, Kurt and Blaine are boyfriends.”

“Yes, they are,” I affirm.

“They don’t like kissing girls.  They just kiss boys.”

“That’s true.”

“Mommy, they are just like me.”

“That’s great, baby.  You know I love you no matter what?”

“I know…” I could hear him rolling his eyes at me.

When we got home I recapped this conversation to his Dad, and we stood simply looking into each other’s eyes for a moment.  Then we smiled.

“So if at 16 he wants to make a big announcement at the dinner table, we can say ‘You told us when you were six.  Pass the carrots’ and he’ll be disappointed we stole his big dramatic moment,” my husband says with a laugh and hugs me.

Only time will tell if my son is gay, but if he is I am glad he’s mine.  I am glad he has been born into our family.  A family full of people who will love and accept him.  People who will never want him to change.  With parents who will look forward to dancing at his wedding.

And I have to admit, Blaine would be a really cute son-in-law.

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Oatmeal gif against SOPA law. And yes, tumblr will be affected too.

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kate spade pre-fall 2012

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Left Tall Girls name behind

I don't know, lately I feel I don't wanna be judged by being tall, or thin, or whatever. Sometimes I just feel like being free... just like my pen in my moleskine.

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street style by refinery29.

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veronika of tick tock vintage.

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New Year, New house! 

So happy to show you guys my dream room! We just rented a little three bedroom house, and the minute I walked into this room, I knew I would make it my closet. It’s no secret that I have a bit of a shopping addiction. I LOVE clothes. I’m so passionate about fashion, and I have real attachment to a lot of my pieces. I really wanted to showcase them in a fashion that looked great, and was super organized! Does organization make anyone else just feel better? Haha. 

We bought the closet hangings on the wall and all the cute clothes boxes at Ikea for around $200!  It was really easy to customize and was perfect for my budget! Really love the way it came out! The huge mirror was a steal from Home Goods for $45! So awesome. I guarded that bad boy in the store until my fiance could bring that car around haha.  And my desk is Storehouse scratch and dent for $400! Most everything else is from Ikea. I hung a few fashion drawings I drew in school just for a cute factor, and hung all my belts on an old bath towel holder. Love repurposing things! Definitely want to add on to the room as I can afford to. But right now I really am in love with it. I picked out the pallet of light pinks, grays, golds, and black and white accents. 

What do you think? 

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I got BEATLES nail art!! (Taken with instagram)

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