From my post on www.parentsociety.com:
My first (but not last) tattoo on my right shoulder is a picture of
three penguins in a cameo-like pose. The three penguins are at different
heights, with the tallest penguin labeled “Dad,” and the other two
penguins representing my two children.
I thought long and hard about my first tattoo, and wanted it to
represent my family at the time. I could totally relate to the concept
of a doting dad penguin since, like the dad penguin (and unlike other
dads in the animal kingdom), I was a full-time, hands-on dad. I was
enthralled with the doting actions of the dad penguins in the
documentary “March of the Penguins,” and came to understand that my
paternal feelings were, well, natural. When I explain the meaning of my
tattoo, I invariably draw a lot of “oohs” and “ahhs” from admirers over
the specialness of my penguin tattoo.
Soon after I got my tattoo, the story of the gay male penguins in the
Bronx Zoo exploded across the pages of the newspaper. People were
captivated by the idea that two male penguins would not only mate for
life, but that they would raise a baby penguin from an egg to adolescent
life. This story was captured in the children’s story, “And Tango Makes
Three,” where two chinstrap penguins caring for an adopted egg.
Read more on: http://www.parentsociety.com/todays-family/same-sex-parents/penguins-and-same-sex-parents-we-have-more-in-common-than-you-think/
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