Tag Archives: effeminate

My Son’s Many Walks

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

How many walks does your son have?  Because my gender creative son has four walks not including his normal everyday walk, which he refers to as his boring walk.  He’s named all of his walks.  Naturally. He keeps his four … Continue reading →

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I Wrote a Book

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

It’s time for me to come out.  My name is Lori and for nearly two and a half years now you’ve known me as the blogger C.J.’s Mom.  And, now I’m an author.  Or, I will be on September 3, … Continue reading →

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C.J. From Another Person’s Perspective

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

The author of this post is my very best friend KK, whom C.J. knows affectionately as Auntie KK. I love C.J.’s mom.  She is my very best friend and my soul sister.  We have been besties for more years than I care … Continue reading →

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Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns Two

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Well, hello there 2013, what do you have in store for us this year? A friend of mine doesn’t like odd-numbered years because they are typically unlucky for her.  I thought back on my odd-numbered years.  My odd-numbered years include … Continue reading →

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Shoemaggedon

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

Hi Everybody! Pardon me for being a bit of a flakey, unorganized blogger during this holiday season.  I’ve been very busy managing C.J.’s Christmas expectations.  You see, when he was finished composing it, his wish list was two pages long, … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to LGBTQ-phobic Pastor Sean Harris

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Homophobic North Carolina preacher Sean Norris recently gave a sermon in which he advocated physically assaulting gender variant toddlers.  Listen to it here.  This letter is my response to him. Dear Pastor Harris, Hi.  I’m C.J.’s Mom and boy would … Continue reading →

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My Son, The Dancer – Part II

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Continued from a previous post….. I hate being the new mom.  I sat down on the benches outside of the dance studio by myself, looking through the one-way mirror at my son transform into a dancer.  A mother and daughter … Continue reading →

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Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns One

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Last October my effeminate three-year-old son wanted to be Snow White for Halloween.  I Googled a bunch of random phrase combos, trying to fit a life dilemma into a search bar.  Boys dressing as girls for Halloween.  My son wants … Continue reading →

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Are Gender Nonconforming Kids Special Needs Kids?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

“Do you ever feel like you’re raising a special needs child?,” a friend asked me recently. “Yes, but I feel bad saying it,” I admitted. “You shouldn’t,” she assured me.  “My husband and I say all that the time that … Continue reading →

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If Only He Could Drive…

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

“I WANT THAT CAR! I WANT THAT CAR!” C.J. scared the crap out of me. We were out running errands and he let go of my hand in a parking lot and made a mad dash for the car of … Continue reading →

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