June (or JUNlPER)

Yeah, yeah.

Speaking of the impact that the book has had on parents, because, you know, this to me and I'm sure to June, like we were once queer kids who had to grow up with parents who, you know, when you're queer, it's an uphill battle inside your own family.

It is.

And so I want to stress Ashley.

Oh, Ashley's cat is in the mix.

Oh.

Well, welcome, Leno.

And if you get uncomfortable with any of our questions, you can pass the questions off to Leno, I suppose.

So I want to stress that I'm not asking this as a gotcha.

Yeah.

Or because I have a fetish for making you feel uncomfortable or anything.

I really don't.

No, Ashley, you know that I don't.

I'm so glad that you've grown, obviously, a lot in your thinking about this.

But in getting ready for the episode, I was asking myself what meaningful accountability looks like, you know?

And one thing I think we need to do is grapple with the impact that this book had on parents of queer kids, you know, like June and I. So I wanted to read a few Amazon reviews of the book, almost all of which are very positive.

And here are a couple from Desk Mouse.

Review title line.

This kicks Dr. Seuss's ass, which is high praise for your writing, Ashley.

I'll give you that.