May 17th How do you handle a relative giving religious education to your child without you? My mother-in-law knows I'm a non-religious person. It's been the subject of very awkward conversations and loaded questions and hasn't always gone well. The first question from her upon learning her son and I were pregnant was, "Can I take the baby to church?" But she knows my parenting plan of exposing my child to all religious options. Has anyone tread this road before, and have any advice on how to handle it? What language do I use to make it clear I don't want my toddler being pushed into a certain religion before she's old enough to understand? Read More 1.2k Jan 4th A letter to my goddaughter about religion Agapi mou, I don't know how much you understood about what your yaya and I were saying tonight. You seemed pretty into the cool new Barbie™ Theia Athena bought you…… Read More 1.5k Nov 14th Growing up Southern as a lesbian late bloomer When you're raised in a way that shields you from anything that's different, it really alters your ability to think outside of the small little box that's your world. Had I met someone when I was younger who was gay or bisexual, maybe there would have been bells and whistles going off and I wouldn't have been clueless for so long. Who knows? But I was blind for a very very long time. I met a guy who I married, had a couple of kids, and that's how the story was supposed to go… …only it didn't. Read More 1.0k 17 Comments Aug 10th How do I break up with my church community while maintaining friendships? I've been debating converting to Judaism for about seven years now, and I've finally decided to go for it. However, I'm pretty heavily involved in a Christian church community. Since it's a liberal denomination, I'm pretty confident I can maintain these friendships even if I tell them I want to be Jewish. But how do I nicely explain that I'm not a Christian and I'm looking to get my spiritual fix elsewhere? Read More 1.2k 14 Comments Jun 23rd How do you know when you're being different for the sake of being different? In my quest to be authentic to myself, I have to wonder — whether it’s something as major as changing faiths, or something as minor as choosing a hairstyle — how do you know when you’re being different for the sake of being a “special snowflake” and how do you know when you’re just being you? And more importantly, does it matter? Read More 123…9
1.2k Jan 4th A letter to my goddaughter about religion Agapi mou, I don't know how much you understood about what your yaya and I were saying tonight. You seemed pretty into the cool new Barbie™ Theia Athena bought you…… Read More 1.5k Nov 14th Growing up Southern as a lesbian late bloomer When you're raised in a way that shields you from anything that's different, it really alters your ability to think outside of the small little box that's your world. Had I met someone when I was younger who was gay or bisexual, maybe there would have been bells and whistles going off and I wouldn't have been clueless for so long. Who knows? But I was blind for a very very long time. I met a guy who I married, had a couple of kids, and that's how the story was supposed to go… …only it didn't. Read More 1.0k 17 Comments Aug 10th How do I break up with my church community while maintaining friendships? I've been debating converting to Judaism for about seven years now, and I've finally decided to go for it. However, I'm pretty heavily involved in a Christian church community. Since it's a liberal denomination, I'm pretty confident I can maintain these friendships even if I tell them I want to be Jewish. But how do I nicely explain that I'm not a Christian and I'm looking to get my spiritual fix elsewhere? Read More 1.2k 14 Comments Jun 23rd How do you know when you're being different for the sake of being different? In my quest to be authentic to myself, I have to wonder — whether it’s something as major as changing faiths, or something as minor as choosing a hairstyle — how do you know when you’re being different for the sake of being a “special snowflake” and how do you know when you’re just being you? And more importantly, does it matter? Read More 123…9
1.5k Nov 14th Growing up Southern as a lesbian late bloomer When you're raised in a way that shields you from anything that's different, it really alters your ability to think outside of the small little box that's your world. Had I met someone when I was younger who was gay or bisexual, maybe there would have been bells and whistles going off and I wouldn't have been clueless for so long. Who knows? But I was blind for a very very long time. I met a guy who I married, had a couple of kids, and that's how the story was supposed to go… …only it didn't. Read More 1.0k 17 Comments Aug 10th How do I break up with my church community while maintaining friendships? I've been debating converting to Judaism for about seven years now, and I've finally decided to go for it. However, I'm pretty heavily involved in a Christian church community. Since it's a liberal denomination, I'm pretty confident I can maintain these friendships even if I tell them I want to be Jewish. But how do I nicely explain that I'm not a Christian and I'm looking to get my spiritual fix elsewhere? Read More 1.2k 14 Comments Jun 23rd How do you know when you're being different for the sake of being different? In my quest to be authentic to myself, I have to wonder — whether it’s something as major as changing faiths, or something as minor as choosing a hairstyle — how do you know when you’re being different for the sake of being a “special snowflake” and how do you know when you’re just being you? And more importantly, does it matter? Read More 123…9
1.0k 17 Comments Aug 10th How do I break up with my church community while maintaining friendships? I've been debating converting to Judaism for about seven years now, and I've finally decided to go for it. However, I'm pretty heavily involved in a Christian church community. Since it's a liberal denomination, I'm pretty confident I can maintain these friendships even if I tell them I want to be Jewish. But how do I nicely explain that I'm not a Christian and I'm looking to get my spiritual fix elsewhere? Read More 1.2k 14 Comments Jun 23rd How do you know when you're being different for the sake of being different? In my quest to be authentic to myself, I have to wonder — whether it’s something as major as changing faiths, or something as minor as choosing a hairstyle — how do you know when you’re being different for the sake of being a “special snowflake” and how do you know when you’re just being you? And more importantly, does it matter? Read More 123…9
1.2k 14 Comments Jun 23rd How do you know when you're being different for the sake of being different? In my quest to be authentic to myself, I have to wonder — whether it’s something as major as changing faiths, or something as minor as choosing a hairstyle — how do you know when you’re being different for the sake of being a “special snowflake” and how do you know when you’re just being you? And more importantly, does it matter? Read More 123…9