Co-Parenting

crosspost with CMQ

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I have baby fever. It's not like it's exactly a secret--ask my friends.  I've been thinking seriously about things for awhile now--shit that went on in my childhood and healing through those hurts so that I can be more present for my own kids; where I want to raise my kiddos so that they will have access to culture, community and a variety of different resources as they learn and grow; the values and lessons I want to raise my children with.

I should probably start thinking seriously about whether I actually want to birth babies. That's going to take more intentional planning since that means finding a doc who's trans* friendly and competent as well as sperm and shit.

:le sigh:

I've been thinking seriously about all of this because I recently found someone who I seriously want to co-parent with. Their temperament and personality complement mine.  We communicate well. And we rub along easily together.  The bonus is I saw them around a child and

:deep breath:

it's e x a c t l y what I'm looking for. The light in their eyes and the focus on the child... :domestic swoon:  I can't even, because it was so perfect and exactly what I've been looking for.

Now the difficult part is getting up the courage to share my grand idea with them.  I mean, this isn't something I can bring up on a whim. How does one go about asking another person to co-parent with them?  This is harder than asking someone out, because the level of commitment is just so great. This is a lifetime we'd be committing to  each other....

Shit just got so real. >___<