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We’re Stressed the F*ck Out: Practical Tips for Queer Parents in the Pandemic

Parenting during the pandemic is a wild ride, so consider this our queer parenting circle, a safe place to share the good and the bad!

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Marsha Pizza Johnson and Queer Family Matters

I want Remi to be able to write and narrate her own life. I owe her that as someone who had to reclaim my story.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: How Being a Mom Changed My Mind About Abortion

I was proudly pro-abortion before I was a mom. I’ve doubled down on that belief after becoming one.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Happy Holigays Are Here Again

Remi saved the holidays!

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: You Can Always Have a Hug

I want Remi to know that I’m here for her while also cultivating her skills for independence.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: What Lies Between Us

“Do you feel like we’re drifting apart?” I asked.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: The Art of Having A Good Time

Everything my toddler taught me about prioritizing play.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: My Mommy Style Profile

I wouldn’t say I’ve escaped the Cult of Mommy completely. I’ve defined it for myself.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Mommies, Daddies, and Babies

There are no right or wrong answers in queer and trans parenting choices, just the decisions we make.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Goodbye Pull-Ups, Hello Three, Hello Love

“You have to wear pants to go outside.”

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Airplanes, A-Camp and Abdominal Pain

Even though I didn’t get to experience A-Camp in the traditionally transformative way, I got an even deeper peek into the ways that this community is both very real and deeply caring.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: That All-Consuming Love

I didn’t understand unconditional love until I met Remi.

By KaeLyn

My Diné Child Will Hunt, Bead and Everything in Between

“You girls are the talk of the ice-fishing derby!” I get that a lot. When we’re out hunting or fishing, my wife and I are frequently the only women (much less queer women) present.

By Nellis

Raising Baby T. Rex: Having It All Is a Big, Heteronormative Lie

What I’ve learned is that parents and moms especially, even cool radical-minded queer moms, even boss-lady moms with lots of confidence in their own abilities, really can’t escape the “working mom” BS.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Potty Training, Patience and Pride

It’s literally a social science experiment every day and we don’t have any control. That’s how it is with toddlers, I guess…

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Club Fawn, No Naps, and Reclaiming Procreation

Reclaiming queer procreation, dropping the last nap, stupid crows, Baby T. at A-Camp, and losta cute T. Rex pics.

By KaeLyn

What to Read When You’re Queer and Expecting: 6 Parenting Books That Smash The Patriarchy

Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Dinos Resist! A Guide to Raising a Little Activist

“What I’m saying is, if you’re sitting in the legislative chamber trying to hear the floor debate and someone’s kid starts crying or yelling “Baby Shark!” please be kind to them.”

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Terrifying Sharks for a Toddler Ocean Explorer

Remi loves the ocean so very much wow, baking cookies with a two-year-old, some very cute holiday-ish pics, having it all is a lie, #Cativan, and more Baby T. updates for your face!

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: Temper Tantrums and Dinner Dance Parties

Dealing with a toddler having a temper tantrum is a lot like putting out a fire, plus mom bod nudies, Remi’s fav song for dinner dancing, cat baby watch update, and more!

By KaeLyn

Raising Baby T. Rex: How We Learn “Good” and “Bad”

“Good” and “bad” in a very bad world, fall fun, toddler logic, echolocation, fall fun, adults-only Halloween, and a requested cat + baby update.

By KaeLyn
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