We, co-parents (4/4): “Our daughters are sisters, and they wouldn’t think of seeing themselves any differently.”

Far from the heteronormative framework, other models of parenting are emerging. Behind these stories, there are struggles, doubts, but above all, one certainty: love and commitment build a family far more than administrative boxes. This week, Camille and Marie share how they are raising their two daughters, Léonore, 13, and Charlotte, 6, together in Paris. They each had their best friends, who are also gay. In the fourth episode, Marie and Camille discuss their respective places in their daughters' lives.

Marie : “I was already Charlotte’s mother when she was in Camille’s belly. She was my daughter, just like Léonore. I never said to myself: Camille was pregnant with Richard and there was no room for me. I was the one who provided Charlotte’s first aid and bottles, with my wife watching me from the hospital bed. A few days after Camille gave birth, my body did something crazy. I went for a mammogram because my breasts were so sore. The radiologist told me I was producing milk! “But it was my partner’s daughter who was just born, not mine,” I told her. She replied: “Exactly, yes! It’s yours too!” At the time, I didn’t dare, but I could have breastfed Charlotte.

Camille : "Charlotte is Marie's daughter just as Léo [their daughter Léonore's nickname, editor's note] is mine. As I don't work,