9 Things You Should Never Say to Same-Sex Parents

These days, a happy family doesn't have to include a mom and a dad. They can include a mom or a dad or two moms or two dads. In fact, 48 percent of LGBTQ women and 20 percent of LGBTQ men are proud parents. But just because this is becoming the new normal doesn't mean people have given up their old thoughts. Each day, gay parents endure an endless stream of, if we can be frank, really dumb questions that drive them crazy.

So if you happen to meet a same-sex couple at the playground, don't let these phrases slip from your mouth.

01
Which one of you is the mother/father?
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Which one of you is the mother/father?

Seeing as women can't be dads and men can't be moms, I think that answers your question. Source: Lifetime

02
How did you fill out their birth certificate?
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How did you fill out their birth certificate?

With a pen. How did you do it? Source: NBC

03
So who did the breastfeeding?
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So who did the breastfeeding?

Are you trying to sound stupid? Source: Bravo

04
Where did your baby come from?
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Where did your baby come from?

Did your parents skip the birds and bees talk when you were a child? Source: MTV

05
What does your child call you?
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What does your child call you?

Certainly not the word I want to call you right now. Source: NBC

06
Don't you wish they had a male/female role model in their life?
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Don't you wish they had a male/female role model in their life?

They have plenty. We just can't fit them all in our house. Source: FOX

08
Do you think your child will be gay, too?
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Do you think your child will be gay, too?

I don't know. Do you think your child will be an idiot like you? Source: Warner Bros.

09
What happens if you two break up?
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What happens if you two break up?

Probably the same thing that happens when straight parents decide to get a divorce. Source: TBS