Two Things I'm Proud of as a Parent

forward: I can't stay away. I thought I had lost the will to write about my random thoughts, but turns out, I'm still here. And still drinking wine, so check the wine blog, too.

I love Ellen. Yeah, she's doing re-runs right now, but I can watch her over and over, like Seinfeld episodes. I mean if you've seen the ones with Gladys - "I love Jesus but I drink a little..." priceless. Anyway it's the only show I sometimes watch during the day, and today it made me pensive about two things - both of them concerning motherhood.
But first, if you haven't seen it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83JDXXKzOXg&feature=related

The first item of proudness: it was the first episode of the season (last season) where Ellen had just gotten married to Portia, and was talking about it and showing the pictures, like Ellen in a suit with Portia in the dress. Izzy was watching it with me, and the thought crossed my mind- my democratic, liberal, pro-gay rights mind - "what does Izzy think about this? and if she asks, what do I say?" But she didn't. That's what's so amazing about her. Yes, she's only five, but I do know that some 5 year-olds would scoff at a "two-mommy" marriage, because of what they've been taught or learned elsewhere. But mine didn't, and I was proud. However, I still had the concern about how to explain. "Some people just have two mommies," I thought sounded okay. But what if she asked whether everyone has to have a daddy, you know because she's been taught a very minimal amount of reproduction, what would I say? Well, she didn't, but she will. Is it too early to go into all that? For a child who only knows heterosexual relationships, besides her Uncle Matt, who she isn't really onto either, How would you word it?

Secondly, Michelle Obama was on the show, pre-election. Izzy knows her Obama, and that this was now our president's wife. This made me think of how she has never once said a word about the color of anyone, and for this, too, I'm proud. She has a step-cousin who is black, and she has never once asked why her skin color is different from her father's (Izzy's uncle). She just doesn't see color. Yes, Obama is the first African-American president and this is important to know, but she'll be hearing that in history class for years to come. For now, I just value her innocence. No need to point out differences she doesn't even notice. Since I was brought up to notice differences, I guess this is one (I mean two things) thing I'm proud of as a parent!
What's yours?
There, I at least tried for comments...even a woot would suffice.
~R