Modern Family - a Primer on Life

I borrowed Season One of Modern Family on DVD from a friend and decided to let the boys watch a few episodes. I figured if it got too inappropriate, I could turn it off or skip over parts. The first and second episode of the series focuses on one of the families, a gay couple, adopting a baby from Vietnam. After several of the characters had used the word "gay" a few times, I paused the DVD.

"Do you guys know what the word gay means?" I asked the boys.

They all shook their heads. I explained that one of the couples, the two men who had adopted a baby, were married and because they were both men, they were considered to be gay.

Aidan looks at me confused, "What? I thought those guys were just two very close friends. They're married?"

"Yes, they are married. " I replied.

"I don't get it." Griffin interjected. "They are two boys and they have a baby. How did they get the baby out of them?"

"Well, the baby didn't come out of either one of them. They adopted the baby." I told him.

"Wait. They bought the baby?" Griffin yelps.

Oh dear lord. It's like we were watching two entirely different tv shows.