Queer Mom Chronicles: I Have Mixed Feelings About Homework
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.
A Really F*cking Honest Breakdown of My Nighttime Routine
My real, true nighttime routine as a queer person in night school with various medical and mental health issues.
Queer Mom Chronicles: We Must Stand Up For Queer Kids
As a parent, I can’t imagine the pain Nex’s family is going through right now.
I’m In My Thirties and Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids
I’ve been thinking about it almost every day lately.
Queer Mom Chronicles: Blending Our Family
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.
If Your Neurodivergent Ass Hasn’t Rediscovered Plushies, This Is Your Sign To Start
Society: hard and cold. Plush toys: soft and warm.
What Do the Signs REALLY Want for Valentine’s Day?
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.
Queering Wealth: Examining Our Attachment to Nonprofits
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?
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a BRCA Test
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.
Queer Mom Chronicles: How Do You Spend Quality Time With Your Kids?
My son is genuinely one of my favorite people to hang out with.
Photo Essay: I Chose To Remove My Fallopian Tubes in Post-Roe v. Wade Texas
For photographer Josie Norris, the decision was more than a form of birth control. It was gender-affirming care.
What Queers Need To Know About Eating Disorders
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.
Queer Mom Chronicles: Let’s Talk Mom Fashion
Admittedly, I’m still trying to figure out how my queerness factors into my mom style.
How To Engage With New Year’s Resolutions More Thoughtfully
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.
Healing After Top Surgery: Expectation vs. Reality
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?
13 New Years Resolutions You’re Welcome To Steal
I don’t know when we normalized asking people what their worst habits are, but at some point, we did and now we do it every year! I hate it!
New Year’s Resolutions Can Be Fun Actually
If you want to work out more, that’s great. But it’s also great if what you want is to watch every episode of the original Twilight Zone or dedicate more time to long masturbation sessions.
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.
What Should Your Questionable New Year’s Resolution Be, According to Your Sign?
Let’s all agree to make THIS year call us “Daddy.”
Here’s a Step-By-Step Guide on How to Find a Therapist
We’ve all been in a place where we know we should see a therapist, but the idea of even taking the steps from “yeah I should probably see someone someday” to “I called them yesterday and set up my first appointment” is daunting. I’m going to guide us through it.