Everything you want to know but have been too afraid to ask (about samesex parenting)

[Bathsheba]

Yep it's hard to adjust for most new parents though... parenting takes practise whatever your gender. Becoming a parent stirred something within DH's brain chemistry and his testosterone served to direct his energies (nervous energy excess most of the time) to at least motivating him into action when it came to protecting me from modern life. I'm sure Shell will grow as a parent and partner though... you kinda can't help but develop more empathy when you become a parent. I didn't want to suggest that same sex couples have any kind of biological handicap... any more than hetro couples... but I'm sure there are challenges and I guess this issue would be one that could be tricky. Hormones play such a huge role in the overall "mood" of a household (says an extra aware mum of a 13yo DD!!!)... My DD and I tend to synchronise with our menstral cycles (as most females living and working in close proximity do) which means we ovulate and have visits from AF at roughly the same time. This often wrecks havoc on our family harmony! LOL So... as an extension of that I was wondering if you and Shell find that your hormonal connections work when it comes to being a family and couple... what happens when you both get that hypersensitive PMT feeling at the same time each month... or is it different for you? (ETA: sorry, this is quite personal... please don't feel pressured to answer) Maybe I'm just a super-sensitive person and am overlaying my situation onto you!? Ah now I'm rambling Thanks for your continued patience with answering my queries! I'll give it a rest soon... promise! LOL