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Author Archives: raisingmyrainbow
Don’t Mess with Moms Like Us
It’s C.J.’s Brother’s birthday week! We started off celebrating his decade of awesomeness with a party at Dave and Buster’s – which I deemed a total and complete stress-free success…but, then again, I didn’t have to drive home five 10-year-old … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia, Gender, gender nonconforming, Huffington Post, Kanye West, Mark Zuckerberg, Randi Zuckerberg
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Friday Fodder: Parenting Done Wrong Edition
I hear from a lot of you who say that when it comes to parenting I’m doing it right. And, I never ever hesitate to let someone know if I think that they are doing it right. Well, read this … Continue reading
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
Friday Fodder: It’s Okay To Be Different Edition
C.J. loves Todd Parr’s book It’s Okay to Be Different. C.J. also loves playing on my iPad (which he calls “his iPad,” much to the annoyance of his brother). So, imagine how much he loves the new It’s Okay to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender independent, gender nonconforming, It's Okay To Be Different, Todd Parr, transgender
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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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Saturday Fodder: I’ve Been Off My Blogging Game This Week Edition
Montreal Family Looking to Connect I’ve been contacted by a family in Montreal that is raising a young transgender daughter (assigned male at birth) and looking to connect with other families of young transgender children in the Montreal area. They … Continue reading
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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Raising My Rainbow 