I belong to an online community of parents of transgender children and it’s one of the best things that’s ever happened to me online. It’s completely elevated the discourse in my online world, is full of people celebrating little moments together, asking for advice (and getting beautiful, thoughtful advice), venting …
.In rubble and stone I built it (hard on my heart). set bricks of platitudes, stilted and tiny thoughts like– shhh– the …
Unrelated to either writing, or to difficult parenting, I have been engaging in a bunch of activism in areas related to my …
April 1999 – Pregnant with my first child xxxix. ‘Will there be answers?” I wonder. against the backdrop of life a …
I have decided that April will be a hard-core writing month. I have decided to write every day. I’m going to get out of the …
Years ago, when I was going through my separation from my first husband, and working at my first career-oriented job where my …
I’m so behind on this little announcement – but this February I got to talk “Advanced Parenting” on the I Guess We’re …
“Sometimes no amount of attention could ever transform your child into a child who isn’t drowning. And the only sane action is …
Parenting a child who doesn’t fit with society is a desolate endeavour. Your experience won’t match the social narrative about parenthood. People will …
Well, good news. Totally expectedly good news: there is nothing terrible wrong with me other than thyroid weirdness. As predicted. Oh, also …