Tag Archives: Orange County

Happy 7th Birthday, C.J.!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. turned seven on Saturday. My baby is growing up. He’d been planning his birthday celebration for three months – the amount of time he usually puts into preparing for big life moments like his birthday, nobody else’s birthday, Christmas, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged American Girl, American Girl Doll, American Girl Store, Birthday, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Ivy, Julie, Lego Friends, Los Angeles, Monster High, Orange County, parenting, The Grove | 52 Comments

Friday Fodder: I See A Need Edition

Posted on January 24, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

Okay, I’m thinking out loud here. I see a need. I’ve seen it for more than a year now. I’m often contacted by adults raising a gender creative child who are looking for other gender creative families to playdate with. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, playdate, playgroup, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 51 Comments

What It’s Like Be Friends With Us

Posted on January 14, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged BFFs, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Grace, Halloween, Marie, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 17 Comments

Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns 3!

Posted on January 5, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been blogging for three years now. Back then, I had a three-almost-four-year-old boy who worried me because he liked everything intended for a she. I started this blog to connect with other families raising … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, homosexual, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, The Today Show | 63 Comments

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged American Girl, American Girl Doll, Christmas, gender creative, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, Salon, Salon.com | 26 Comments

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged American Girl Doll, Barbie, Christmas, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Gingerbread, Julie Albright, Monster High, Orange County, parenting, WWE | 63 Comments

A Belated Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on December 2, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

I’ve missed you. I hope that you had a rad Thanksgiving and Black Friday. To be honest, our school bathroom issue has been weighing heavy on my heart and mind. C.J. and Chase both had the week off from school. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged CSUF, Gender, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBT, LGBTQ, Orange County, PFLAG, Thanksgiving | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged bathrooms, bullying, first grade, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, the bathroom bill, transgender | 253 Comments

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, LGBTQ, Monster High, Orange County, Palm Springs Pride, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, The Atlantic, Tim Burton | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged bullying, Colorado, first grade, Frankie Stein, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Kindergarten, Mattel, Monster High, Orange County, parenting, Star of the Week | 47 Comments

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