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My Son Is Getting An American Girl Doll For Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

My 2013 Christmas post is up at Salon.com!  If you celebrate Christmas, I hope that you are having the merriest one ever. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope that you are having a super awesome day.  xoxo, Lori (and … Continue reading →

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A Very C.J. Christmas 2013

Posted on December 18, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. can hardly wait for Christmas.  No.  I mean it.  I’m not sure he can wait.  He’s never been particularly patient.  He’s tried to convince me that if he eats two chocolates out of his advent calendar every morning, two … Continue reading →

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My Son Has A New Hero

Posted on December 6, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

My son has a new hero.  His name is Chad Alan. (He’s not the late-80s teen heart throb Chad Allen who I had a massive crush on once upon a Our House with Brenda Walsh and the Oatmeal Man) C.J.’s … Continue reading →

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When The Boys’ Room Isn’t Safe For A Boy

Posted on November 21, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

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 →

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A Mother Wants Your Advice

Posted on November 16, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

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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My Son Chooses to Be Alice (in Wonderland)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

My Halloween post is up, but not here, at TheAtlantic.com.  “My son C.J. is going to be Alice, of Alice In Wonderland, for Halloween. More specifically, he will be Tim Burton’s Alice because, at nearly seven years old, he’s starting … Continue reading →

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Star Of The Week

Posted on October 29, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

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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My Son’s Thoughts On The Homecoming Queen

Posted on October 10, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J.’s Brother Chase loves football.  He’s been playing flag football for the past four seasons and thinks that he’s ready to make the jump to tackle football with pads (and a much higher registration fee and time commitment).  Tackle football … Continue reading →

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Friday Fodder: Birthday Blogger Edition

Posted on October 4, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

As a birthday present to myself, I took the earlier part of the week off from blogging.  I spent the time fixated on the fact that I’m now closer to 40 than I am to 30.  The first email that … Continue reading →

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Friday Fodder: West Hollywood Book Fair Edition

Posted on September 27, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

This Sunday I’ll be at the West Hollywood Book Fair.  Will I see you there?  Sunday, September 29, West Hollywood Book Fair  The book fair runs from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.  At 3:30 p.m., I will be on a … Continue reading →

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