How Gay Parents Make It Work

True story about two men who love each other while learning to provide the nurturing environment required to raise healthy and happy children.
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Walt and Ethan lay cuddling in their bed, bathing in the afterglow of their mating. Ethan felt the love Walt had for him in every single thrust, tasted the affection when Walt kissed him. He felt the trust and commitment in the seed that had been planted deep within him. The two of them had been together for a year, and got legally bound together a few months prior in a civil union, legal in their home state of Vermont since 2000. They were committed husbands and lovers, both knowing that they were with the man they wanted to spend their life with.
Ethan didn’t question that love for a moment. That wasn’t what he was uneasy about. He listened to his husband’s heart beating. He strengthened his will and said the thing he’d wanted to say for months.
“Walt, I want to be a parent.”
The two of them had never seriously discussed wanting children before.
Walt took a moment to absorb that statement. He adjusted the position of Ethan’s smaller body. Now they were on their sides, noses touching.
“I never really thought about wanting kids,” he admitted. “But you’re my baby. You’re my world. If that’s what you want, if that’s what will make you happy, I’ll be a parent with you.”
“No, that’s the wrong answer, Walt.”
Walt blinked. “I said yes. Did you want me to say no?”
Ethan shook his head. “I wanted you to say yes, but not like that. If you say yes, I want it to be because that’s what you want, not because it’s what I want. I’d rather you say no for the right reasons than yes for the wrong reasons.”
Walt sighed. “I love you....