Queer Mom Chronicles: Having a ‘Picky Eater’ Doesn’t Bother Me Too Much
By not acting from a deprivation mindset, I think I’ve created a solid foundation for him when it comes to food.
By not acting from a deprivation mindset, I think I’ve created a solid foundation for him when it comes to food.
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There have been many times when I’ve said that I’m going to make a stronger effort to take time for myself and that lasts for a couple weeks before I fall right back into the routine of ignoring my needs.
I’m six weeks post-op from Top Surgery, and I’m learning a ton. I’m learning more about my body and my dysphoria, my goals for transitioning, and most importantly, life without boobs.
If I was going to consider the possibility of having cancer then I wanted to be sure all treatment options were on the table without anyone else’s view of what it means to be a woman getting in the way.
As a parent who is making a concentrated effort to teach my child boundaries when it comes to helping manage burnout, homework doesn’t really fit in with that.
My real, true nighttime routine as a queer person in night school with various medical and mental health issues.
As a parent, I can’t imagine the pain Nex’s family is going through right now.
I’ve been thinking about it almost every day lately.
Even though I often refer to him as my son, my wife is just as much of a parent to him as I am, and he considers her his mom.
Society: hard and cold. Plush toys: soft and warm.
No matter what zodiac sign(s) are your sweetie(s)’s, it’s probably a good idea to butter them up with what they really, really want for Valentine’s Day.
How can we move away from a colonizer, savior mindset when it comes to supporting our community with money, and move into a more collective-centered mindset?
My only reference for genetic cancer testing was when Angelina Jolie was highly criticized publicly for the decision to do a double mastectomy to protect herself from her own genetic cancer risk. It’s absurd to recall this now.
My son is genuinely one of my favorite people to hang out with.
For photographer Josie Norris, the decision was more than a form of birth control. It was gender-affirming care.
Despite finishing a Master’s in Psychology — in queer healthcare access, no less — I didn’t realize I had a serious eating disorder until afterward.
Admittedly, I’m still trying to figure out how my queerness factors into my mom style.
I have to take a page from my time recovering from an eating disorder. The habits and encouragement found in supportive eating disorder recovery look a lot like the things we want to emulate in daily life.
What’s it like to walk down the stairs with nothing bouncing? What’s it like to feel a seatbelt flat against me? What’s it like when my girlfriend lays her head on my chest, REALLY on my chest, closer to my heart than ever?