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Non-birth mom with all of the feelings.

Non-birth mom with all of the feelings.

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I have been sitting on this blog post for a long time, unsure of how to start it.  As you well know, I have a toddler on my hands.  One who, from my perspective anyway, is very intelligent and therefore capable of sophisticated psychological warfare.  Couple this with some ripe insecurities about my status as “non-birth mom” and you’ve god a recipe for a mommy feeling all the feelings.  Just recently my child seemed to be experimenting with differentiating by…

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Potty training is terrible. My wife is amazing.

Potty training is terrible. My wife is amazing.

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Hi! I haven’t written a thing for six months, oops.  I owe my silence to a particularly busy spring and summer which included a family trip to New Zealand, a solo yoga retreat, training for and running a marathon, completing a big curriculum project for work, not to mention various weekend adventures to hot springs, the beach, camping with queers(!) and lots of time laying by the pool.  Here are a few snaps of our adventures.   So what’s up on the…

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Successful Mothering. Oxymoron?

Successful Mothering. Oxymoron?

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I have been a stay at home mom now for a year. I struggle with the term because of all the baggage that it carries (for me). I picture one of these two scenarios… Either you’re totally disheveled, overweight, un-showered, unhappy, and late to everything, or you look fabulous every day with a perfect body, impeccable clothing, hair and makeup, your kids are clean and well-behaved, basically life is effortlessly beautiful. 90% of the time I feel like the former,…

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The only lesbian in the room

The only lesbian in the room

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I studied a concept in grad school called racial stress, which is a term to describe discomfort or stress related to interactions that involve race.  It can affect anyone but is particularly detrimental for folks on the receiving end of a racist interaction. Research has shown that it can negatively affect mental and emotional health.  If you’re interested, check out this great article that was published in The Atlantic a few years ago.  This clearly isn’t a blog about race…

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Mantra March

Mantra March

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As you may have gleaned by now, I have been struggling with motherhood. I know this comes up for many folks, particularly in the first six months, as everyone (including baby) adjusts to the new family order.  To acknowledge the obvious: parenting is hard, people.  See image below, this is what it feels like most of the time. It’s way harder than I ever imagined, but I think that’s because I was imagining the wrong things.  Describing the challenges of parenting to expectant…

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