Ake, thanks for your kind words but i can be as unreasonable as anyone. re the bullying, when I went to school, there was not one child who was not teased at some time, about something. I was teased about my name (not freda) because it sounded a bit different. Other kids were teased about anything - kids would try you out, pick on you for anything. I was lucky, it didnt bother me. I have a friend at work who is northern european and very tall and glamorous. Her son has been teased because she "looks like a prostitute". Other kids have been teased because their mother is too frumpy. Something people have to learn in the schoolyard is to stick up for themselves, learn how to handle things.

This morning I had coffee with a friend from work, a woman, and her female partner. They showed me their beautiful baby boy, we had a long talk about life the universe and everything. This child will not be disadvantaged in any way, he will have two beautiful, intelligent mothers to help him on his way. These kids, with parents who care, are the lucky ones.