Nicholas is a 7 year-old boy who lives in Melbourne, Australia with his two moms, Katherine Jorgensen and Roanne Blackler.
\u201cThread:\nIn the playground last week, our son was told his family is not a real family because he has two mums. His hurt is on you, Malcolm.\u201d— KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel. (@KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel.) 1503314293
"He is known in the school as the kid with two mums," Katherine Jorgensen told BuzzFeed News. "We seem to be the only rainbow family in the school."
"Most of the time, it’s pretty fine,” Katherine continued, "but apparently what happened is that these kids were saying something around him, within his earshot, and looking at him. 'That’s the kid with two mums, it’s not a real family. He’s got two mums.'"
Nicholas heard this just a few days after Australia embarked on a nationwide postal survey about same-sex marriage.
Australians eligible and registered to vote will be asked the question: Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
It’s not clear exactly how the results will impact the national decision. There’s debate over how much of the population would need to respond in order to the make result legitimate.
Nicholas’ mothers rightfully worried that the vote would cause more bullying and trouble for their son.
Then Nicholas received a beautiful and heartwarming letter from his godmother that will give you hope for the future.
\u201cAnd then.....then we get this. A beautiful, heartfelt letter sent to our son from his godmother/aunt/cousin/significant person.\u201d— KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel. (@KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel.) 1503314293
\u201cAnd suddenly...suddenly the tears of sadness that have spilled in our house for the last two weeks are sobs of love.\u201d— KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel. (@KJ is writing. Mostly lists. Perhaps a novel.) 1503314293
Makes you wish you had your own fairy godmother, doesn't it?
