It’s still five years off, but I think about it all the time. What’s it going to be like when my transgender daughter becomes a teenager?
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http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xvi-how-to-be-a-teen-girl
It was about a year after she transitioned – around age six – when I realized that if my daughter continued along this path, she was never going to be a mommy. At least not a biological one. I’ve grieved for this quietly for a long time now, and I haven’t had the heart to tell my daughter the bad news. It seemed like such a cruel thing to tell your young child: You will never have a baby.
But recently a sliver of hope appeared: I learned about so...
2016-12-01 23:24:12 +0000 UTC View Post
When I first realized I had a transgender child, Lauren reached out and told me it was going to be OK. Ever since, she's been the one I lean on when I'm terrified. She's the bravest woman I know.
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http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes...
2016-11-16 20:33:08 +0000 UTC View Post
My transgender daughter has lots of friends, and we’re big on play dates with other little girls. But sometimes a shared passion for Legos and Shopkins doesn’t cut it. Sometimes she needs to spend some time with a friend who’s just like her.
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http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xii-how-to-be-a-dad
When my husband and I split up four years ago, we agreed to share custody of our...."son." Four years later, we have a transgender daughter, and the crazy truth is that I've never really asked him how he feels about this. So I did. And this is what he said. (I asked him a few other questions, t...
2016-09-30 23:15:37 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xi-bathroom-bill
2016-06-30 17:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a continuation of Episode IX. It tells the rest of the story of what happened when my transgender daughter started second grade at a new school.
http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-x-school-part-ii
2016-03-25 22:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/39jq058009ro8zncwh3m4qxx42h23e
This episode has been six months in the making, but that's how long it took for this story to play out. It's the story of my daughter entering second grade at a new school where we knew pretty...
2016-03-09 22:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post