School: Blogging for LGBT Families

To celebrate Blogging for LGBT Families this year, I’m blogging with/about gratitude. This occasion crept up on me, as I’m not quite ready for June. And, it reminded me about how neglected this blog is. It’s been complicated, thinking about what to share here, what to write, what to keep private. As Q gets older, [...]

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Thanks! And looking ahead

Thanks for all the congratulatory wishes on W’s arrival. More on that in days and weeks to come, I’m sure. A few of you asked if Q is excited for the start of school, and the answer is a resounding YES! He is a school lover. In spite of the extra social pressures he feels [...]

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Love it!

The scene: Cubby area in Q’s lovely kindergarten. The players: Q, boy 2, boy 3 All three boys are huddled together looking at a book about weather. They get up to get on their things to leave. Boy 2: Q, I really like your necklace. Q: Yeah (he doesn’t really know how to respond to [...]

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“The Look.”

Yesterday Q wore a skirt to school for the first time this year. I admit that I was glad he held off until after the first week…for many reasons. There are lots of new kids in his class, and I guess I wanted them to know he’s a boy before he wore “non-boy” clothes. I [...]

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World Changers

Recently in the land of the internet, both on blogs and a message board or two, I’ve read (and sometimes been a part of) conversations about boys who cross the boundaries of social norms. Often, parents are hesitant about what to do. Do I let my son wear purple to school? Will he be ostracized [...]

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