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In this season of peace, love and understanding, it’s easy to forget that some LGBTQ+ youth and their parents dread holiday... read more →
It is not every mom who can smile while reminiscing about her kid’s holiday projectile vomiting. I assure you that during those unfortunately timed episodes, my son Harry’s puke was... read more →
MOVE OVER SCROOGE Clips circulated on social media this week from Jimmy Kimmel’s “I Gave My... read more →
When my son Harry was two, I’d never heard the word transgender. The year was 1992, and the terms gender nonconforming, gender creative and gender expansive just didn’t exist yet.... read more →
My son Harry and I laughed on the phone following a replay of the conversation I’d just overheard between a toddler and her dad while walking my daily loop around Brooklyn’s Prospect... read more →
HARRY’S HALLOWEEN HIJINKS I have two favorite Halloween treats, neither of which is the “fun size” version of a candy bar. First up are the costumes of the kids in... read more →
Walking home from the subway Wednesday, I spotted a child dressed in a multi-colored tie-dye tee, jean shorts and bright turquoise Minnie Mouse knee-highs. I couldn’t help but smile. The outfit... read more →
I left the house yesterday afternoon wearing my deep purple sweatshirt and Desert Plum lipstick. Three purple Spirit Day posters were tucked in a file folder under my arm. I figured... read more →
A few hours after my kid Harry drove away from my apartment Wednesday with a carload of props for their* two-day photo shoot, I received an email alert from Amazon.... read more →









