No matter how you look at it, you are a product of your family. I can’t tell you how many times I have caught myself saying something out loud to my 13-year-old, usually in a moment of tension, and immediately thinking, “That was SO my father!” While we all come from different family experiences, they make us who we are – especially as parents. I am fortunate. I had a supportive and loving relationship with my family. For me, like many gay men, it took finding my life partne