It seems that little Angelica isn't the only child of divorced gay parents who is getting airtime this January.  In the coming weeks the "Today" show plans to run a segment about the life of eleven year-old Henry Terry, who has two dads.  The segment isn't just your run-of-the-mill heavily edited and mildly inspirational feature.  It is one of three installments of "Through Innocent Eyes," in which children are given video cameras and asked to document their family life.  And Henry has lots to document.  His family consists of two dads and four sons living in two different states (Henry lives with his dad and one of his brothers in Marietta, GA).

Despite being warned that his family wouldn't fit into the "gay family prototype" (I'd love to hear what exactly this prototype consists of) Henry's dad, Ted Persky, responded to an NBC request for a gay/lesbian family's participation and his story immediately peaked the interest of the show's producers.   

So then, hats off to NBC. Hats off to Henry and his family, who were willing to let the world peek inside their complex and hectic life.  But before those hats go flying, I have to share a quote from the shows producer that has me just the teeny tiniest bit irked:

"They’re [Henry's family] a family that’s complicated, flawed, loving and constantly trying to be just like traditional families,” said Sabrina Clay, a "Today" show producer.  Constantly trying to be just like traditional families? Really?  My guess is that they are constantly trying to keep their children safe and relatively happy while managing a long-distance divorce and that the idea of being like "traditional families" couldn't be further from their minds.  Let's pack up the traditional family (and all references to it) and stick it in the attic with those Christmas dishes we forget to bring down, year after year.  Considering the fact that it no longer exists (if it ever did), it's the last thing anyone should be trying to become.