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President Obama as Alien. Truth. The op-ed that is, not the prez as alien.

Whatever our president is, he is never allowed to be a garden-variety American who plays basketball and golf, has a remarkably old-fashioned family life and, in the manner we regularly recommend to our kids, got ahead by getting a good education.

This is exactly the kind of story that makes me so hopeful for my daughters’ generation. It’s nice to feel that hope sneak around every now and again.

On one occasion after an “I’m gay” announcement, I watched my husband reach out to ruffle our son’s hair. “I know, buddy,” my husband said to him. “And you’re awesome, too.” That’s how we’re handling it. We want him to know we hear him, and that he’s wonderful.