"I started bawling immediately..."From: NewNowNext
Shay, a member of Pantsuit Nation, shared a story on Facebook that’s given us hope for America in these dark times.
She was picking up her 8-year-old daughter, Addison, from school on Wednesday, when her teacher rushed down the stairs to share “a very proud moment.”
The third-grade class was given a writing assignment and Addison chose to write about her Papa and Grandpa.
While she read her story, her teacher stopped her to clarify the relationship of these grandfathers: Were these the dads to both myself and her dad?
She went on to tell her teacher and class “No, these are my two grandpas who have been married to each other for a long time. My grandpas are gay!”
Right then, a little boy in her class immediately started laughing, pointing and yelling “Ew, that’s disgusting. Two boys can’t be married, that’s so gross. Your family is disgusting!”
Her teacher stood up quickly ready to address the issue but she said Addi jumped from her seat even quicker, threw her hand up in a STOP ✋🏼 sign and said in a very firm tone to him:
“The only thing disgusting is your attitude right now. There is nothing wrong with two boys or two girls loving and marrying each other. You love who you love, you don’t choose who that is and you’re not gross or disgusting for it either.”
The proud mom admitted “I started bawling immediately and grabbed my daughter and told her how proud I was of her and how much I appreciated her standing up to this little bully.”
Addison’s teacher hugged both mother and child, and said she was doing a great job raising such an amazing young woman.
“I’m not sure if you guys know this about me but there’s two mommies in our house too,” added the tearful teacher.
Shay beamed with pride, and declared her daughter’s actions “has given me more hope for our country’s future today than I’ve had in quite some time.”
Us too, Shay!
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