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Tag Archives: Orange County
My Son The Dressmaker
One of the things that I remember most about my maternal grandmother is that she loved to sew. And, she was damn good at it. Like, she could whip up a prom dress if you needed one at the last … Continue reading
A Father’s Nightmare
Last week, C.J. had to have a small dental procedure done that required him to go under anesthesia. Of course his dad and I were a nervous wreck the weeks and days leading up to the morning of the 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged anesthesia, Bad Dream, C.J.'s Dad, Dentist, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Nightmare, Orange County, parenting
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You Might Want To Sit This One Out…
As I’ve written over the years, birthdays can be tricky when the birthday boy/girl is gender creative. Take C.J.’s last birthday for example; he had a Valentine’s-Day-themed-crafty-dress-up-party, wore a pink tutu and tiara and had nothing but “girl stuff” on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabian Nights, Birthday, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, T.L.
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Adopted Kids More Likely To Be Gender Creative?
Since starting my blog about raising a gender nonconforming child more than two years ago, I’ve been contacted by countless families who have found themselves in a parenting situation similar to mine. The families that reach out to me are … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoption, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, Raising My Rainbow
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Your Gender Jokes Don’t Make Us Smile
If you haven’t noticed, I’m not a particularly good photographer. I’m not one of those mommy bloggers who uses a fancy DSLR camera with a snazzy homemade strap cover to capture vivid, crisp pictures of our daily, quirky lives. I … Continue reading
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Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Orange County, parenting, photographer, photography, Raising My Rainbow, RHBH
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C.J. Turns Six In Style
You Are Invited to C.J.’s Valentine’s Day Themed, Crafty, Dress-Up 6th Birthday Party Saturday at 11 a.m. Lunch and sweets will be served. Crafts will be made. Dress to dazzle. Sparkles, glitter, tutus and pink are encouraged. You be you. … Continue reading
C.J. From Another Person’s Perspective
The author of this post is my very best friend KK, whom C.J. knows affectionately as Auntie KK. I love C.J.’s mom. She is my very best friend and my soul sister. We have been besties for more years than I care … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, effeminate, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, KK, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow
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Raising My Rainbow 