CNN 出櫃主播 Anderson Cooper 節目中公布喜訊：我當了父親

立場新聞 2020/05/01 12:32

    知名美國有線新聞網絡（CNN）主播安德森‧庫柏（Anderson Cooper）在新聞節目上宣布兒子出世。早在 2012 年已公開自己是同性戀的 Cooper 在其主持的節目尾聲公布喜訊，又說沒有想過自己會成為父親。
    52 歲的 Cooper 從未公開透露打算有兒女，他在節目尾聲向觀眾公布消息：「這是我們生命中的困難時刻，很多艱苦的日子還在前頭。在紛擾的歲月，抓緊喜樂的時光尤其重要。即使我們為失去心愛的人而哀悼，我們也會迎來新生命和新愛的祝福。我想在此同大家分享自己的喜訊：在星期一，我成為一名父親。⋯ 這令我自己也感到驚訝，我是一名父親，我有一個兒子，我希望你們見見他。」
    之後節目播出了 Cooper 初生兒子的相片。他說兒子會以自己 10 歲時過身的父親的名字 Wyatt（懷亞特）命名，全名為 Wyatt Morgan Cooper（懷亞特·摩根·庫珀）。出生時重 7 磅多。
    Anderson Cooper 表示，希望自己可以像父親一樣，當個好爸爸。又說希望已故雙親（其母於去年過身）可以看到自己的兒子：「我想像父母相擁微笑，看顧著我們，為著他們的愛得以延續到我和懷特 ⋯ 我們家族得以延續而快樂。新的生命新的愛。」
    Anderson Cooper 未有詳細交代兒子的由來，但他說，感激每位參與讓兒子來到人世的人，包括醫護和「永遠感謝一位傑出的代母，溫柔地懷著和守護著懷亞特，生下了他。」
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I became a father. This is Wyatt Cooper. He is three days old. He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son's middle name is Morgan. It's a family name on my mom's side. I know my mom and dad liked the name morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me. Wyatt Morgan Cooper. My son. He was 7.2 lbs at birth, and he is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond happy. As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son's birth. Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to him. It is an extraordinary blessing - what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children. My surrogate has a beautiful family of her own, a wonderfully supportive husband, and kids, and I am incredibly thankful for all the support they have given Wyatt and me. My family is blessed to have this family in our lives I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.

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