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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

An illustrated tree is losing its leaves, which turn into birds as they move away from the tree

first person

Things That Have Mothered Me That Are Not My Mothers

I think of all the things that have taught me lessons and made me the woman I am and feel that, even if my mothers didn’t care for me the…

danijanae

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May 8, 2022

webcomics

Foolish Child #103: After School Pick Up

I get why you told that woman to kick rocks when she implied you weren’t being a proper parent by not forcing your kid to hang out with her kid…

Dickens

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Sep 8, 2021

A close-up portrait of someone cradling a very young baby, with the person's arms visible and the baby's bare feet up close to the lens.

parenting & family

Nursing as a Nonbinary Person Was Hard; Getting Back to my Binder Was Harder

My intention was always to go back to my binders as soon as I was done nursing my son. But the longer I waited, and the longer they sat there…

Shelly Jay Shore

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Jun 29, 2021

The author and her family pose for a photo at a previous Pride event.

lgbt pride

Nudity, Kink, and Safe Spaces for Kids Can All Coexist at Pride

As a gay parent, I have a lot of grievances about Pride — not one of them is about bare body parts or leather dykes and daddies.

KaeLyn

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Jun 22, 2021

A distraught-looking teen girl sits on a couch, looking at her phone screen with concern as she runs her hands through her long hair.

parenting & family

You Need Help: How Do I Get Through Living With My Homophobic Parents?

You do not need to feel guilty about the ways you’re hurting.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 20, 2021

In a two panel comic with a pink background, Dickens is working at a computer. Their friend comes up to them and says "Do you know your child is evil?" Dickens feigns surprise.

visual art

Foolish Child #91: Your Child IS Evil

“He pretended he didn’t know that you were gay — for laughs!”

Dickens

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Feb 25, 2021

A small brown child sits on the couch with their aunt. The child is in a turquoise shirt and the aunt is in a green hoodie with a ponytail. She asks the child, "What do kids DO these days?"

visual art

Foolish Child #89: Child’s Play

“What is Gay/Straight Alliance?”

Dickens

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Jan 28, 2021

parenting & family

You Need Help: Should I Cut Off My Racist Dad?

My family is part of the problem, but if I choose to just ignore this fact, do I become part of the problem too?

Ro White

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Jul 2, 2020

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She Thinks We Should Leave Brooklyn for Our Kids

Things That Have Mothered Me That Are Not My Mothers

Foolish Child #103: After School Pick Up

Nursing as a Nonbinary Person Was Hard; Getting Back to my Binder Was Harder

Nudity, Kink, and Safe Spaces for Kids Can All Coexist at Pride

You Need Help: How Do I Get Through Living With My Homophobic Parents?

Foolish Child #91: Your Child IS Evil

Foolish Child #89: Child’s Play

You Need Help: Should I Cut Off My Racist Dad?

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