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My Advice For Raising A Gender Creative Son
Back in September, I wrote an essay for Parents.com containing my advice for raising a gender creative boy. I got wordy – as I tend to do – and the word count of my original essay was edited down. I get … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbie, bully, bullying, effeminate, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Spectrum, LGBTQ, parenting, PFLAG, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow
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Friday Fodder: HRC, PFLAG, Stonewall and Twirl Edition
Here are the things that caught my attention this week. 🙂 The Human Rights Campaign Foundation presents Time To THRIVE, the inaugural national conference promoting safety, inclusion and well-being for LGBTQ youth…everywhere! Time to THRIVE will take place over Presidents’ Day … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, PFLAG, Stonewall, transgender, twirl
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When The Boys’ Room Isn’t Safe For A Boy
My son is six and a half years old. He’s been potty trained with nary an accident since exactly his third birthday. Last week, in his first grade classroom, he peed his pants. He sat in his urine until the … Continue reading →
A Mother Wants Your Advice
Hi Everybody! I recently received an email from a mother who wants advice from fellow readers of my blog. Following is her email. If you have any advice for her, please leave a comment at the end of this post. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advice, bullying, Gay, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, parenting, raising a gay child, Reader Question
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Star Of The Week
The first weeks of school are always a little rough for C.J. (and me). There are a lot of new things. New routines. New classroom. New teacher. New classmates. We’ve found that he self-edits more than ever in the first … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Colorado, first grade, Frankie Stein, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Kindergarten, Mattel, Monster High, Orange County, parenting, Star of the Week
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It’s One Thing After Another, I Swear
School started last Tuesday. My kids had been out of school for 82 days — not that I was counting – and they were antsy to go back. With Chase starting fifth grade and C.J. starting first grade, I have … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Fifth Grade, First Day of School, first grade, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, Sexuality, teasing
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Saturday Fodder: Teasing, Twirl and OC Pride Edition
One workshop that I was really looking forward to attending at this summer’s Gender Spectrum conference was titled “Helping Your Gender Variant Child With Teasing” and presented by Darlene Tando, LCSW. Darlene had to cancel her presentation at the last … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Darlene Tando, Gender, Gender Spectrum, HRC, Laguna Beach, LGBTQ, OC Pride, teasing, twirl
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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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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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Shoemaggedon
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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Tagged bullying, effeminate, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, shoemaggedon, TheStir.com
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Raising My Rainbow 