Focus, people

Thou shalt not covet, but if you do, don't blame your mom

Dear Emily:

How best does a family with two mothers address a child’s confusion and anger with the world, and at her parents? She is angry that her family looks different than her friends’ families, because it does not have a mother and a father.

She is just beginning to notice that she is different and she is the “other” among her peer group. Her school…