Tig Notaro Shares Funny Surprise: Her Twin Sons Were Shocked to Learn Their Moms Are Gay
Tig Notaro recently shared a heartwarming story on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert about her 7-year-old twins, Max and Finn, teaching her something special during Pride Month. The 53-year-old Star Trek actress revealed that her kids had just discovered that she and her wife Stephanie Allynne are both lesbians.
Notaro humorously recounted the unusual episode, joking that Pride Month was rather unconventional this year. “A friend of ours informed us that our children were clueless about us being gay and they are going to be 8 this month,” she said with a chuckle.
Describing the revelation, Notaro shared a funny car ride discussion with her kids. “We are only three minutes away from their school and at three minutes to the house, we were in the front seat of the car discussing something about being gay,” she said. ‘You’re gay?’ Our son Finn leaned forward and said.”
Notaro’s storytelling captures a mix of surprise and amusement, telling an innocent and heartwarming tale of children who embrace pride month with open curiosity and acceptance.
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Notaro couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation, admitting, “I was so stunned because we’ve lived together almost eight years, and I’ve been gay the whole time, even prior!” Her humor shines through as she reflects on her son’s surprise. “So, I was like ‘Yes! We are.’ I was so shocked,” she quipped.
Yet, Notaro revealed that the conversation didn’t unfold as smoothly as expected. “We’re like three minutes now from the school, and I start explaining what gay is. And then while I was explaining it, I started getting insecure, thinking, what if he doesn’t like this?” Her candidness adds a layer of authenticity to the moment, highlighting the complexities of parenting and the vulnerability of sharing one’s identity, even with loved ones.
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Her concerns dissipated when she posed a simple question to her sons: “How do you feel about what I have just said?” To her pleasant surprise, Finn answered sweetly with a very innocent look on his face, saying, “I love my family.”
Notaro and Allynne marveled at the fact that their twins had been growing up with homosexual parents without realizing it. “We take them to school and you’re like, ‘Goodbye!’ Anyway we drive off at half speed like, ‘How the f**k aren’t our kids aware that we’re gay?’ Because admittedly, we are now an iconic gay couple,” Notaro joked.
She reflected on their wedding photos being visible to their kids. “I said to myself, ‘Well we have pictures from our wedding, they know they have two moms, yet somehow they don’t know what gay is!’ It just proves that even with pictures, one can still be clueless,” Notaro remarked.
Tig Notaro shares hilarious parenting moment
During Live with Kelly and Mark, Tig Notaro shared a comedic story about her sons at one of her comedy shows. She recounted how they became critical by interrupting her jokes to fact-check them. “They booed me, but not in a mean way. They were just correcting me,” Notaro joked. “They did not think that I was telling the truth. So, my son, Max, chimed in and said ‘Yeah right!’”
This amused the show’s hosts, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Notaro continued, “And that’s exactly what the audience did! Then he said, ‘That’s not true,’” Still, chuckles Notaro. “ ‘Well, I began to laugh and said that I’m sorry, my kids are here and they’ve never seen me do stand-up.’ That was recent.”
Notaro added, “Well, I said, ‘Max, this actually is true. This is a true story,’ and he said, ‘Not!’” Such exchanges between Notaro and her sons added humor to her comedy act.
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