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"As support for legal gay marriage has grown, along with the body of research that shows same-sex parents to be just as committed, so, too, has the acceptance of gay parenthood," says Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, in NYC. There's a growing number of same-sex parents in America today: between 1.5 million and 5 million, according to rough U.S. Census estimates, up from 300,000 to 500,000 in 1976. Children with same-sex parents should be prepared for questions from strangers and classmates. Some people may question the validity of their family. For example, "Why don't you have amommy?" may be answered with "Because I have two daddies." It helps that the definition of family is growing, and all families are different. CNN says, "There was a time when gay parents and single adoptive mothers were unheard of, but the new norm is that almost anything works well as long as there's a dedicated adult and plenty of love."
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