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My 11 Year Old Was Just Dumped By His Best Friend Because He’s Gay
This piece originally appeared on HuffPost. My son C.J. lay in my arms all night. He cried until a restless sleep found him, then he whimpered rhythmically. If I moved away, he moved toward me so that our cheeks were … Continue reading
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Our Month in Review: January 2018
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. Let’s face it. I’ll never be as cool as this kid. Just some logo-inspired art CJ did for our friends HRC to … Continue reading
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School Responds to My Son’s Request to Stop PE Sex/Gender Segregation
Last week, C.J. wrote a letter to the three PE teachers who rotate working at the elementary schools in his school district. In the letter, he explained that he doesn’t think they should segregate students by sex/gender during PE class. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, PE, School
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I’m A Boy And Some Girls Are Stronger Than Me
We were on our way to C.J.’s parent-teacher conference when he said he had something to tell us before we got to the school. I panicked for a moment. No parent wants a surprise announcement on the way to (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, PE, School
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A 10-Year-Old Boy’s Christmas List
Last week, for the second year in a row, C.J. walked up to Santa and said, “I don’t believe in you, but I want to tell you what I want for Christmas just in case.” Santa was nice and obliged. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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Going From Cop to Stay-At-Home Dad
*A post by Matt.* After nearly 20 years as a police officer and detective, I was involved in a fight with an arrestee and injured my back. Due to the extent of the injury, I was forced into early retirement … Continue reading
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Our Month in Review: November 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, be sure to follow me. “You’re a boy!” “Baby!” “Pink is for girls only!” “Loser!” “You suck!” … Continue reading
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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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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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Raising My Rainbow 