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This has been a very crazy week, with C.J. starting first grade and his brother Chase starting fifth grade. I’m in the middle of writing a post about their first week of school. Until I finish that,...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending Now (According To My 7-Year-Old Son)
Tie-Dyed Underwear: Yes, you read that right. Now, I’ve tie-dyed a lot of things in my life, but never my underwear. This was all my friend Marie’s doing. She knows that C.J. often has mixed feelings...
View ArticleShould I Start School As A Boy Or A Girl?
Back to school is a notoriously tough season for us. It’s not because we have to wake up and get going earlier than we did all summer (which, yes, sucks). And, it’s not because our days (once again)...
View ArticleC.J.’s Favorite Things: 3rd Grade Edition (GIVEAWAY!)
C.J. is officially a third grader. So far he does not like third grade as much as second grade because they don’t do as many crafts and when they do crafts “they are boring-er crafts.” He also misses...
View ArticleBack to School Blues…and Pinks
All summer, every summer, I can’t wait for school to start again. When the kids are in school, there are less “I’m bored” complaints, less money spent, less full layers of sunscreen to apply/reapply,...
View ArticleI’ve Been Called Worse
"In middle school, one of the worst things you can be called is 'basic.' Some people at school call me basic. It doesn’t bother me; I’ve been called worse. When you’re LGBTQ, you get used to being...
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