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If You Don’t Let Your Kid Pick Their Own Costume, You’re A Monster
By: C.J. (age 11) Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays because I get to dress up however I want and go walking around outside and nobody judges me. I love it when nobody judges me. I always … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the Drag Queen, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, LGBTQ, 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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All The Details From Our Night With Bob The Drag Queen
I kept a big secret for two weeks. It was stressful and exhausting. And, so, so worth it. Shortly after I wrote about C.J. dressing up as Bob The Drag Queen for Halloween, Bob contacted me. I just about died. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the Drag Queen, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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Trick-or-Treating Purse First
Halloween is a night for boys to dress up as their heroes: firefighters, police officers, military personnel, baseball players and superheroes. My nine-year-old son C.J. is no different from most boys. He’ll dress up as his hero for Halloween. His … Continue reading
What I’ve Learned From Letting My Son Dress Up As A Girl For Halloween
Halloween is a time when Matt and I are reminded of how much we’ve evolved as parents. From three-year-old C.J. wanting to be Snow White and us convincing him to be a skeleton to now – when I steam his … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, LGBTQ, parenting, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Parenting
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My Son as Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods
“What are you going to be for Halloween?” one of my son’s male classmates asked him today. I waited nervously to see what C.J. would say. “A lawyer,” he replied. I smiled. My son was spinning the truth. I’m in … Continue reading
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Tagged Elle Woods, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, Legally Blonde, LGBTQ, parenting, Reese Witherspoon
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The Scariest Monster My Son Can Think Of
I hope you guys are ready for some serious spookiness, because in C.J’s class they were given a Mad Libs style story about a monster. They had to dream up the scariest monster they could imagine and fill in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Grade, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Halloween, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, Second Grade, The Disco Monster
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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 It’s Like Be Friends With Us
One of my very best friends in the whole wide world is Marie. If you’ve read my book, she’s in there. She’s the one who, after I mentioned the idea of starting this blog once, would never let me not … Continue reading
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