Posted inParenting
The Talk
So, a few weeks ago, I was explaining the pride flag to my eldest - the reason fror the progress pride flag, what the brown and black stripes represented and…
No one expected this part of parenting
There’s lot of stuff they do and don’t tell you about being a parent. My sister has two kids, and I’ve spent a lot of time with them over the…
To the person who doesn’t want queer neurodivergent kids:
I came across a post on reddit by a neurodivergent asexual person, titled “I don’t know if I want queer children.” It was a short post, about adopting in the…
Posted inMental Health Parenting
Talking About My Mental Health With My Kids
Photo by Kaique Rocha on Pexels.com Trigger warnings for self harm and suicide. I recently had to have the talk with Flower. Not that talk - we're a few years…
Posted inGrowing Up Parenting
Swimming
When I was a kid, about 9, my swimming instructor told me I'd never been a professional swimmer because I was uncoordinated. Coventry City Leisure centre was made to look…
Back to School
My kids go back to school today. One thing I am thankful for, is that, the summer holidays are only six weeks long. Mine had seven weeks, as we skipped…
I am terrified for the future of my trans child
I have always been somewhat fearful of the future for trans kids. Of the future of my trans kid. I try not to label her, both to allow her to…
Navigating A Child’s Health Care As A Non-Binary Parent
Since Beany's cancer diagnosis in October (has it really been that long) I've come to discover a whole host of new challenges that come with being a nonbinary parent. Navigating…
I am turning into my mother
For a long time, both growing up and as an adult, I feared turning into my father. He's just like his mum and I used to worry that eventually, I…
Posted inBeany Cancer Mental Health Parenting Uncategorized
Parental Guilt, Intrusive Thoughts, and Childhood Cancer
One of the first thoughts I had, when they told me Beany had cancer, was that she was going to die. That I was going to lose my child, the…