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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
C.J. + John = Perfect Playdate
Two little boys at a park in South Orange County. One is five years old, the other four. Both, with Strawberry Shortcake in one hand, facing each other so that Ms. Shortcake can have a word with her clone. Both … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, Disney Princess, effeminate, Fabulous, Gay, Gender, Gender Stereotypes, Happy Meal, homosexual, McDonald's, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow, rapunzel
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The Great Hair Massacre of 2011
“You look like one of those Mormon Duggars,” Uncle Uncle said to me as we lunched recently and I contemplated cutting my overgrown hair. “They’re not Mormon,” I replied, taking a bite of chips and guac. “That’s not the point,” … Continue reading
One Family’s Change
I love to get e-mails sharing stories like this…. My youngest son said that this was for girls. I used to say “uh-huh.” But, you have inspired me to tell him that, “it’s not JUST for girls…If you wanted this, I’d … Continue reading
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If the Bible Said That Being Gay was Okay….
When I was setting ground rules for this blog (yes, hello, there are ground rules), I decided to leave religion out of it. It’s getting increasingly hard to follow that rule because of my own struggles and because about 50 … Continue reading
C.J. Peeks Out From Behind the Orange Curtain
With the lull in between C.J.’s baseball and gymnastics careers, I thought it was going to be a slow week. Then, Raising My Rainbow was on the front page of The Orange County Register’s Sunday edition. Read the article here. … Continue reading
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
He was a little boy born with baseball blood. His maternal great-grandfather was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. His maternal grandfather traveled Latin America playing in the Pan American Games. His paternal grandfather coached youth who … Continue reading
Raising My Rainbow 