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Goodbye Kindergarten
Today was the last day of school. C.J. has bid kindergarten adieu and will spend the summer gearing up for first grade. There are tears — in my eyes, not his. I’m sad and anxious, as I have been at … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, first grade, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Kindergarten, LGBTQ, Ms. Valentine, Orange County, parenting, PFLAG, Raising My Rainbow
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My Son’s Many Walks
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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Tagged Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, effeminate, Fashion, Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, Raising My Rainbow, Walks
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My Son Is Not Blue He Is Pink
In honor of LGBT Families Day (June 3, 2013), GLAAD contacted me and asked me to publish something on a topic related to LGBT families. Instead of a blog post, I wrote the following poem. My son is not blue … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, GLAAD, LGBT Families Day, LGBTQ, Raising My Rainbow
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My Son The Dressmaker
One of the things that I remember most about my maternal grandmother is that she loved to sew. And, she was damn good at it. Like, she could whip up a prom dress if you needed one at the last … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Nana, Nana Grab Bags, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow, sewing
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David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris Present Raising My Rainbow
It has been two weeks since I announced that I’ve penned a book inspired by my blog and that it will be released on September 3. And, the responses, comments and emails of support have been overwhelming and much-needed. I’m … Continue reading →
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Tagged David Burtka, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Neil Patrick Harris, Raising My Rainbow
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Passing My Wedding Dress On To My Son
“Mommy!” C.J. yelled as he entered my bedroom with his usual flourish. He was freshly bathed and in his fleece Monster High pajamas. I was lounging on my bed reading People Magazine, when I should have been doing the laundry. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Fashion, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Wedding Dress
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I Wrote a Book
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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Tagged Barbie, effeminate, Gay, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, Random House
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Saturday Fodder: Roland Humphrey Edition
We have discovered another great book for/about gender creative kids. C.J. really, really, really loves this one. Seriously, it’s one of his new favorites. He would like you to know that the book “rhymes really great” and has “pretty collage … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Raising My Rainbow, Roland Humphrey
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A Father’s Nightmare
Last week, C.J. had to have a small dental procedure done that required him to go under anesthesia. Of course his dad and I were a nervous wreck the weeks and days leading up to the morning of the 7 … Continue reading →
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Tagged anesthesia, Bad Dream, C.J.'s Dad, Dentist, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Nightmare, Orange County, parenting
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You Might Want To Sit This One Out…
As I’ve written over the years, birthdays can be tricky when the birthday boy/girl is gender creative. Take C.J.’s last birthday for example; he had a Valentine’s-Day-themed-crafty-dress-up-party, wore a pink tutu and tiara and had nothing but “girl stuff” on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arabian Nights, Birthday, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, T.L.
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