Tag Archives: gender nonconforming
The Things My Son Is Thankful For
There’s no school this week for C.J. and Chase due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We haven’t seen Chase in two days because he’s now a high schooler who is too cool for us and has a very busy social life. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Thanksgiving
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Why Didn’t You Tell Me Your Son Was A Boy?!?!
Chase started high school in August. Weeks before that, he joined the football team and began training. Our house quickly became a popular hangout spot for Chase and his new friends/teammates – which is what Matt and I have always … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase, Football, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, misgender, Orange County, parenting
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Our Halloween Costume Evolution
Following is a short recap of each of CJ’s Halloweens (it’s also our month in review for October from Instagram). I plan to add to this post each Halloween because I’ve heard from people that it’s helpful to read as … Continue reading
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Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, Halloween, LGBTQ, parenting, raising a gay child
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Another Drag Queen Halloween for My Son
I’m good at managing expectations and preparing my children for disappointment. That being the case, I have spent the last year telling C.J. that no Halloween ever in the history of Halloweens will compare to the one he had last … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the Drag Queen, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Halloween, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sasha Velour
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My Son’s Children’s Book Features Pride, Unicorns and Mermaids
Meet Nate. He’s the protagonist in the children’s book that C.J. wrote. The book is in very limited release. There’s only one copy in print. And that copy is C.J.’s. I recently took C.J. to StoryMakery (in the Irvine Spectrum … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, StoryMakery
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Our Month in Review: September 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! I love my brother and am so thankful for … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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Things Not To Yell At A Football Game
C.J. and I have been going to a lot of football games lately. Us! At football games! I know, right?! We go to support our favorite player, Chase, who is now a football-playing high schooler*. There we sit in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase, Football, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, High School, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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An Interview with Matt and Our Month in Review: August 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! “There’s nothing negative about the way C.J. is. He’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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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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Our Month(s) in Review: June and July 2017
Following are highlights (lowlights not included!) from our months on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! C.J. leaves this message wherever he … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Instagram, July, June, LGBTQ, Month In Review, Orange County, parenting
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