Convincing my five-year-old daughter that boys can like pink
We’re friends with a family with a somewhat gender-variant son, Q, who likes pink and wears his hair long. Our five-year-old daughter, Leigh, has played with Q a few times, and thinks he’s fabulous, and specifically asks if we can play with him again after we see them. She also insists that he is a girl.
Inspiration for brightly-colored little boy clothes
I decided that I wanted to collect and share some brightly colored little boy fashion, for those of you who might be considering how you can still have a LOT of fun with boy clohes. I put out the call to Offbeat Mamas to sent me pictures of their little dudes wearing bright colors and YAY! Wait ’til you see what they sent me…
Our genderqueer family has a lesbian Dad
Many genderqueer parents pick alternative names for their parental role — nothing felt right for my partner, so we’re using Dad.
Painting your son’s toenails and other crimes against society
Thanks to Meg for emailing us about the media debate currently raging over a J. Crew ad showing a designer painting her five-year-old son’s toenails pink.
Keeping our Offbeatlings upbeat in the face of gender judgement
The world is a difficult place for children… how can a sensitive child feel free to express himself differently from others in a world where “different” is “bad?”
Did you find out the sex of your baby?
Did you find out the gender of your baby? If so — did it change how you felt about the birth? If not — why not?
My son and his (four!) fairy godparents
What began as my own desire for Escher’s education turned into four people who were honored and utterly enthusiastic about being in his life.
This 3-year-old knows more about gender than you do
Unlike many of us adults who stumble around trying to read cues from other people, stressing over using the wrong words, kids learn to just ask: “Should I use boy words, girl words, or something else to describe you?”