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The Kid
- What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant
- Narrated by: Dan Savage
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The syndicated sex-advice columnist of "Savage Love" tells a no-holds-barred story of an ordinary American couple who want to have a baby, except that in this case, the couple happens to be Savage and his boyfriend.
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- Liv Kuznetsov
- 2021-10-10
Absolutely loved it!
Genuine and heartfelt story of open adoption, told with Dan Savage's typical humor and wit
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- Stacy Lynne
- 2015-05-11
Funny and Fun
I love the sound of Dan Savage's voice; I've enjoyed listening to him since I went through the This American Life archives, so I love picking up the audible books that he narrates.
I delayed listening to The Kid because I wasn't certain how relevant it would seem today. Other than a few minor references that make it clear that this story wasn't written yesterday (mostly references to where LGBT rights are, or how living in Seattle was then) this story is deeply touching. It's about trying to make a family, how people relate to each other and define their roles, and of course, Dan Savage being himself. A very sweet, funny, and touching story. Highly recommended!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-10
not as woke as I'd expect from Dan Savage
anti-adoption-friendly language, didn't say if birth mom consented to publicizing her story, blatantly fatphobic
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- TCB
- 2020-01-05
Great book
Couldn’t find anything wrong with the book. humorous, yet surprisingly moving, the struggle to have a child when both parents are same sex.
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- Stephanie
- 2019-10-11
Honest, great read!
Honest, funny, sad, thought-provoking; this book holds all of it! I’d highly recommend to any parent or parent-to-be for a look inside a gay couple’s adventure, challenges, obstacles - fair and very unfair - involved in open adoption of their son.
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- Kathleen Connell
- 2019-02-13
Great read
An interesting and honest report of a difficult subject! I am better fro having listened to Dan Savage's journey.
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- spyglass
- 2019-01-04
Sad, sarcastic, and grating...terrible
Couldn’t get through the first few chapters. It’s a dated, and biased look at gay adoption through Dan Savage’s bitchy, bitter old queen eyes. I cringed when he attacked the straight people in their adoption classes...I cringed when he talked about the stupid fight he had with his would-be partner about Bjork on their road trip. How / why would they adopt a kid together if they can’t even get through a simple road trip. Skip this book my fellow LGBTQ adoptive parents. There must be better, less bleak perspectives on gay adoption than this. We are better than this...rise above. I feel bad for Dan Savage. Poor, miserable man that he is...
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-08-14
The kid
Good i guess so ya 3 stars rated for me and you to know ya
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- Ryn
- 2017-10-19
Hot too much a story
I never thought about how gay adopted kids. And from my prejudice I don’t believe gay could be a good father. But this book is so relaxing and interesting, good to know they became terrific parents, and the author is soooo bitchy. Love him. Hate him. His description makes me wonder what Terry looks like, and what kind of person he is. Someone could fell in love with Dan,wow.
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- Jose Loyola
- 2017-07-25
Glad I got it.
I was worried about this book being published in 1999 and I found it surprising how relevant it still is. His concerns, brainstorming it parallels me and my fiancé as we are talking about this now. We want kids some day. It was touching and above all it was really helpful. I listened to this after American Savage and it made for a better listen.
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- KnottyKnits
- 2017-06-25
Wonderful story
I absolutely loved listening to this book with my husband. We finished it in 3 days. I love listening to Dan Savage, thank you for sharing such a wonderful time in your lives.