August 15, 2024 The pressures of this life can be unbearable If you ever have wondered, “Why is life so hard?” then this post is for you. I don’t have these thoughts often. Most of…
October 25, 2023 Why I love to read banned books Banned books are the best books. There, I said it. But seriously – if a book has something inside of it that is striking…
May 2, 2022 Journey is the lone girl on an all-boys basketball team Basketball has always been Journey’s favorite team sport. We first played recreational basketball when Journey was nine. A friend asked us to sign up…
February 27, 2022 It’s normal for LGBTQIA+ kiddos’ identities to evolve It’s a brand new year, and that’s not the only new thing at our house. Our beloved kiddo, who came out as nonbinary and…
December 9, 2021 Talking to kids about suicide can save a life Suicide is a very heavy topic, but it’s critical that we talk about it – especially with kids. Did you know that, nationwide, suicide…
December 7, 2021 Our child is not struggling with gender identity We’ve been on a wild ride with gender and identity this year in our household. I’m blogging about it, as always, with Xage’s full…
September 28, 2021 National Daughter’s Day? Not for us, thanks This is the first year that seeing National Daughters Day posts on Facebook hits different, as the kids say. Xage, previously known to us…
September 1, 2021 Pop culture is bursting with cool nonbinary references Have you ever noticed that once you take personal interest in a topic, you start seeing it everywhere? The first time you hear about…
August 18, 2021 Everyone is welcome here – you, too We hung a colorful new welcome flag outside our house recently. It makes me so happy. It’s the progressive Pride flag with the addition…
August 6, 2021 Amazing, gender diverse humans are all around us Xage and I have recently had multiple fortuitous, spontaneous meetings with strangers who happen to be amazing, nonbinary young people. These serendipitous happenings seem…
