Religion/Church and Us
First off I want to apologize for my hiatus, the children keep this momma busy all the time and have to be entertained with activities to keep their little brains learning. Sometimes this takes all of...
View ArticleSwimming
Peyton is now five years old. In a couple of weeks we will reach the 1 year mark of Peyton becoming himself. As he gets older, we slowly face more of the issues that he will have to live with for the...
View ArticleLingo
It’s been almost 20 years since I came out as gay (I don’t like the word lesbian for some reason). Since then, it seems like there has been a significant change and increase in the terminology used to...
View ArticleReactions
It seems like the general population today lives in a world where it’s each man for himself (or woman). Everyone is concerned more about personal feelings then the feelings of those around us. Clearly...
View ArticleTime for a name change?
I’m frequently asked whether or not Peyton’s name will formally be changed from his birth (female) name to his male name. This is something that frequently enters my mind. When is the right time to...
View ArticleSupport Systems
Support systems are at times ignored. As parents, we seek help for our children via therapists, counselors, after school clubs and such. But we often forget that we ourselves may benefit from a support...
View ArticleBathrooms, Again
Sometimes as parents we have no choice but to take all of our children everywhere we go. This was the case on a weekend camping trip where Peyton had to join myself and a group of girls as we spent a...
View ArticleEmergency Room Anyone?
When the unexpected happens, fear creeps up as to what the responses of others will be because I have a transgender child. Living in a small town sometimes makes things difficult because in reality,...
View ArticleSuccessful parenting?
Parenting is an extremely tricky stage of life. As a mother, I often feel like everything I am doing is wrong. You take one step forward and about 10 back. And this seems to go on EVERY, single, day....
View ArticleFamilial Changes
It’s been a while… Three months ago our family dynamics changed. Well our family changed a year ago but the changes were not as significant (at least not in the same way) as the changes that took...
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