Finally watched the Rosie O’Donnell interview with Diane Sawyer, since in this market it was bumped to 2:35 a.m. (!) today because of high school basketball. I was surprised at how much I liked it, and liked her. Mostly I liked that the piece was much more about parenting, and less about Rosie herself. And when she did take center stage, she was forceful, truthful and funny. She showed a tremendous amount of common sense, something that is both lacking in the general populace and a major component of good parenting. It was sort of the anti-Heche interview.
What I didn’t like about the show was how they spent so much time debunking the idea that gay parents result in gay children. To me this is like saying, in whispered tones, “If his parents are architects, that means he might turn out to be one too!” Diane Sawyer was unfortunately trying to play both sides, advocating for gay parents while at the same time giving in to the idea that gay people are somehow less.
There’s the media for you. 🙂
Common sense is the most important element, I think, along with love. My parents were both busdrivers, and none of their kids turned out to be busdrivers.
Although I did drive truck for a little while…