Differnt Parents - Same Love

We survived the flu and came back chatty. We gush over Heated Rivalries (no spoilers), salute Hallmark’s unexpected queer crown jewel, and sit down with our friends Chad and Erin Oban for a hilarious, honest, heart-forward look at their adoption journey—grief, cost, open adoption, the heroism of birth parents, and raising their Native son with everyday pride over performative checkbox culture. Then: the Gay Agenda brings legal whiplash from Texas to Massachusetts to Arkansas. We end with kid lessons: cuddles, catch, and a future wine-opener (when legal!).

What’s inside:

• Hallmark hot takes and Heated Rivalries hype
• Adoption real talk: money, control (or lack thereof), and language that honors birth parents
• Keeping Native heritage central in daily life, not just at powwows
• Gay Agenda: attacks on marriage equality, rollback of protections, and… policing hairstyles?
• Parent wins: remembering to slow down, play catch, and accept unsolicited cuddles