Samantha Wynn Greenstone, 38, plans to be open with their children, seeing Jacob's sexuality as just a natural part of their story.

"Don't get me wrong—I do rely on external validation to keep myself going—but I've never intentionally sought someone out just to trap them in a relationship, so they'd admire me. Honestly, ...

"I was very anxious watching it live and rushing home to put her back," Shannon Thayne, 27, told Newsweek.