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She Thinks We Should Leave Brooklyn for Our Kids

Will their kids be happier in the suburbs than in Brooklyn? Also, trying to keep up with a financially literate…

the team

Nov 21, 2025

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Let’s Talk Mom Fashion

Admittedly, I’m still trying to figure out how my queerness factors into my mom style.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Jan 16, 2024

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy New Year!

Giving up control is hard for me as a mom who was a single parent for so many years.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Jan 1, 2024

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween

My mother warned me that it goes by fast, but f*ck. The constant back and forth of being the mom of a tween is breaking my heart.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Dec 18, 2023

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: How Do You Handle School Stuff While Co-Parenting?

I am a big advocate of parent-teacher conferences, and I always make it a priority to go.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Dec 4, 2023

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Queer Mom Chronicles: I Have Baby Fever, but I Don’t Want Another Baby

When my partner and I started dating, we talked about having more kids.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Nov 20, 2023

1. The author's son as a baby, dressed as a pumpkin. 2. The author's son, dressed as a pirate. 3. The author and her son, dressed as Spider-Man. 4.

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Halloween Is Just Another Reminder My Kid Is Growing Up

As a parent, Halloween is always such a mess of a holiday.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 30, 2023

a photo of the Author Sai with her partner and her young son

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Do I Constantly Have To Explain Our Family Dynamic?

We live in a time when the “traditional” nuclear family isn’t necessarily the default family structure anymore. But beyond that, not all queer families are made the same way either.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 20, 2023

A digital illustration of a Black woman jumping into a computer screen, the theme colors are orange and pink.

parenting & family

Be the Queer Aunt You Wish to See in The World

My relationship with my nibling made me understand how important it is to continue living my queer life out loud.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 9, 2023

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She Thinks We Should Leave Brooklyn for Our Kids

Queer Mom Chronicles: Let’s Talk Mom Fashion

Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy New Year!

Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween

Queer Mom Chronicles: How Do You Handle School Stuff While Co-Parenting?

Queer Mom Chronicles: I Have Baby Fever, but I Don’t Want Another Baby

Queer Mom Chronicles: Halloween Is Just Another Reminder My Kid Is Growing Up

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Do I Constantly Have To Explain Our Family Dynamic?

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