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Tag Archives: gender nonconforming
My Son, The Dancer
“Hi, I’d like to see if there is availability in the Saturday morning ballet/tap combo class,” I said to the girl at the front desk of our local South Orange County youth gym. It’s a converted warehouse where a child … Continue reading
Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns One
Last October my effeminate three-year-old son wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. I Googled a bunch of random phrase combos, trying to fit a life dilemma into a search bar. Boys dressing as girls for Halloween. My son wants … Continue reading
Ballerinas, Buns and Boobs
Most mornings I awake to my two sons and some sort of mayhem. It could include, but is not limited to, someone’s extreme hunger; children eating sugary contraband after sneaking downstairs unattended; a lost doll; a lost password for a … Continue reading
Holiday Tidbits
C.J.’s Brother: C.J. are you singing “Deck the Halls?” C.J.: Yeah. C.J.’s Brother: Where did you learn that song? C.J.: At Forever 21. * * * In school this week, C.J. was instructed to draw a snowman via connecting the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Forever 21, gender creative, gender nonconforming, George Michael, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow
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Christmas Decorating Gone Wild
“I LOVE ANGELS!” “Okay, C.J., but we have to get all of the Christmas decorations down before we can start opening the boxes,” I repeat over his screams. It’s the Sunday after Black Friday (or Thanksgiving or whichever one you … Continue reading
Are Gender Nonconforming Kids Special Needs Kids?
“Do you ever feel like you’re raising a special needs child?,” a friend asked me recently. “Yes, but I feel bad saying it,” I admitted. “You shouldn’t,” she assured me. “My husband and I say all that the time that … Continue reading
If My Son Is Going To Hell, So Am I
I used to like going to church. My entire youth and early 20s were spent at church. I was there once, often twice a week, learning how to be a good Christian, playing broom hockey, taking gently worn shoes to … Continue reading
C.J. Starts Soccer
“Ohhhh, Mama, I look like a soccer player!” C.J. is standing in front of my mirrored closet twisting back and forth at the waist, watching his shimmery black athletic shorts — which are two sizes too big — sway below … Continue reading
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Tagged AYSO, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, Soccer
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Raising My Rainbow 