Category Archives: Parenting

Welcome to the Journey

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

I wrote this note today to a mom with a five year-old. I share it with any of you who are just starting to reach out for resources to support a son who likes stereotypically girlish things, and to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Personal | 4 Comments

A Better Place

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

How’s your Friday? I have a bad cold, we are trying to close on a house and pack, snow and icy mix is starting to fall (which here in the south can cause complete havoc), and work is super busy. … Continue reading →

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2012 – Thank you, and Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

2012 sure was an eventful year for my little blog! A highlight of course was being quoted in the New York Times Magazine this August (What’s So Bad about a Boy Who Wants To Wear a Dress? ). August 8, the day after that story … Continue reading →

Posted in Masculinity, Parenting, The space between, Theory, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

All I Want for Christmas Is for Everyone That Knows My Kid to Read This

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Just in time for Christmas! Dr. Edgardo Menvielle gives all you parents of gender-nonconforming kids a clear, succinct, to-to-point explanation you can print out and stick right in your holiday cards! (I made a PDF version for your convenience at … Continue reading →

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Oddly Normal

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, recently featured John Schwartz and Jeanne Mixon — a couple who have written a book called, Oddly Normal: One Family’s Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality. Schwartz, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Musings on the News, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Going public

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

One blog-reader wrote me about her family’s Halloween experience this year, and it is SUCH a great story that I asked her to be a guest blogger for today. Here is her story: *** Last night, my 4-year-old son “went … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Holidays, Parenting, Princesses, Stereotypes | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Annual Halloween Dilemma

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Several of you have written me asking me to write about Halloween costumes. I am just back from five days away at a conference (I will share some about my paper soon!) so I am behind at work, but wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Holidays, Parenting, Stereotypes, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Why isn’t he dressed like a boy?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Shortly after my last post, I took my kids off on a trip to eastern Tennessee — our ultimate destination was a homecoming service at a church where my mother had been a child. But I didn’t figure I could … Continue reading →

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Messing with my son about his outfit

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Nils Pickert responds to the viral article about him wearing a skirt to support his son on this Huffington Post blog entry. The original article (which I mentioned here the end of August) garnered the usual mix of responses, from … Continue reading →

Posted in bullying, Clothing, Gender complexity, Holding Contradictions, Parenting, positive masculinity, Religion | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Thoughts on “My son, the cross-dresser”

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Check out this op-ed from the Times of Israel, “My son, the cross-dresser.” The boy the author describes is a lot like my son – loves tractors and building things, and wants to play with trucks and build in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender complexity, Musings on the News, Parenting, positive masculinity, The boy box | Tagged , | 5 Comments