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Inside the Mind of a Gender Creative Boy
I hear from a lot of adults raising gender expansive four and five year olds. The adults are typically stressed, confused, lonely and scared. I get it. I’ve been there. Ages four and five were the toughest for us in … Continue reading
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Tagged effeminate, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, transgender
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Happy 9th Birthday C.J.!
Guess who’s 9 years old today? C.J.! At the very top of his birthday wish list are: All of the mannequins from the front window of the Dior store at South Coast Plaza. A pink diamond pendant necklace from Tiffany. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, Birthday Party, effeminate, Fabulous, Gender, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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My Son: Wigging Out
C.J.’s birthday is six months away, so – naturally — he thinks it’s time to start planning his party. Last year we celebrated with lunch, shopping and pierced ears for his doll at the American Girl store in Los Angeles. … Continue reading
What’s In My Son’s Purse?
C.J. is very nosy and always wants to know what’s inside other people’s purses. Because it is not okay for him to peek inside the satchels of strangers, I’ve started easing his curiosity by showing him the pages inside popular … Continue reading
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Tagged C.J.'s Purse, Chuck E. Cheese's, Disney, Disney Princess, Disney's Frozen, effeminate, Fairly Odd Parents, Frozen, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Gwen Stefani, Harajuku, LGBTQ, My Little Pony, parenting, Pharrell, Raising My Rainbow, Sephora, The Cat In The Hat
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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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C.J. From Another Person’s Perspective
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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Tagged Christmas, effeminate, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, KK, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow
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Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns Two
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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Tagged effeminate, Gay, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Monster High, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow
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Raising My Rainbow 