Cynthia Field’s article on patch.com she describes what the terms can bring to the family and community. Article can be found at: southkingstown.patch.com/articles/on-love
Para-kin in the Examiner
The founder of Para-kin was recently featured in a five part interview on www.examiner.com Interview links are below. » Part…
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Might As Well Be
I don’t know what to call her
the mother of my son’s three children.
Nothing sounds right; all the words
too awkward. Not a wife. Not a lover.
Significant other, too cumbersome
partner unfitting for their union.
Para-wife, I reply.
Origin of Para-Kin
Welcome to My Para-Kin. What’s this all about, you might ask? It’s about holes in the English language. Let me explain.
It was quite by accident that we stumbled into this word dilemma. A few years back, my partner and I went to the ER at a local hospital. On the intake form, he was given three choices as to who had accompanied him. His choices were “acquaintance,” “friend” or “spouse.” None of those applied and as a typical man, he checked “friend.” Months later, this sweetheart and life partner resolved some household catastrophe and I turned to him and said, “Honey… you are as wonderful as any Para-Hubby could be!
