Friday, January 05, 2007

Things that drive me crazy

1. Hiring a lawyer to work out the details of what should happen to one or the other of our bodies should we meet an untimely death -

2. Making such decisions as: should we sever our bank accounts? Put a future house/mortgage in only one of our names? (Both in order to protect the living partner from overzealous parents should said untimely death occur.)

3. Wondering if we will ever be able to afford second parent adoptions

4. Tearily speculating whether or not my dream to pursue a PhD will preclude my having offspring from the life equation - how would we pay for it within my childbearing years if I have no insurance (as a students on leave) or have to submit under P's insurance under the current DOMA laws.

5. Calculating the emotional cost of bringing children into a family that's not protected under U.S. law

6. Browsing homes for sale in Canada. What would I teach there? Could I learn Canadian history?

7. Feeling like its hopeless

8. Resisting the urge to call up all of my Republican friends and family members and chew them the hell out.
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