Posted
by DaVillageTV
on January 30, 2010
You won't find a cuter bunch of kids anywhere than you'll see tomorrow night on Rosie O' Donnell's "A Family Is A Family Is A Family" special for HBO.
Most of the special, which HBO is showing early enough so young children can watch, isn't about gay marriage, and the hot-button phrase itself is never heard. Families of same-sex couples, including O'Donnell's, get maybe five minutes, tucked in the middle of discussions and songs about the importance of families in general. But for many viewers, gay marriage will be the takeaway.
Ironically, no one will disagree with the initial premise: Children very early understand the value of feeling that they are part of a loving family.
Family, they sense, is their place in the world, the place where they are safe, the foundation on which they build other relationships and the rest of their lives. Not all families are warm and loving, of course. But this special doesn't get into that, focusing instead on families that work.
The disagreement begins only when people start defining family, like by saying it does or doesn't have to include a mommy and daddy.
"A
Family Is a Family " argues that constricting definitions are
irrelevant, a family is whatever it is and if it works for the
children, it's doing what a family needs to do.
To reinforce that
point, it strongly suggests children don't care about the talking
points. They just need to feel wanted, loved and protected.
You may not leave this special loving Rosie's position on gay marriage. It's impossible not to come away loving the stars.
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