Over the past year, I’ve chronicled my successes and struggles with making space for my four-year old son to explore toys, clothes and accessories away from stereotypical gender…
My daughter is not a lesbian… or maybe she is. BUT WHO THE FUCK CARES? My daughter Jenelle has always really liked having short hair. When she was…
This is NOT an essay about how much I love Queen Bey (even tho I heart her for real) and her new album Lemonade. This is more about…
I snapped a picture of my surroundings and sent it to him, so somebody would know where I was. “Pretty,” he said. “Where is that?” “Downtown Newark.” …
Several years ago, when I had but one child, I joined a friend of mine for a girls’ night out. Although I didn’t know the other women that…
July 4th, 1980. I am five-and-a-half years old and visiting family with my dad. But when it’s time to go home, my dad leaves me with my aunt…
Summer: the one time of year I actually think it might not be so bad to join a religious sect that wears robes. Each year, women all over…
I knew this day would come as I had been warned by those who had gone before me. He’s going to ask someday. She’s going to have questions.…
Do you want to know when you really become a grown up? It’s when you have to take care of your parent/guardian/whathaveyou. The day you realize you’re the…
Recently a friend and I were talking with some teen girls about relationships. “Do you get along with your parents?” we asked the girls. “Yes, but not always,”…