MLM by and large is a fairly manageable child. He's NOT docile neither does he stop and listen every single time but he's not been sneaky or sly very often. He celebrated his 5th birthday over the weekend and I found some of the toys brought out during the party had suspicious chunks taken out... Continue Reading →
Electrified Alphabets
Travails of a mom to a rapidly growing kindergarten kid. Life will never be the same again.
I am Ryland – the story of a male-identifying little girl who didn’t transition
A beautifully written, non-preachy, non-judgemental blog post by a beautiful woman who was quite a “boy” while growing up. She talks about being a *person* vs being a male or female.
Something to aspire to.
I have been shying away from highly controversial topics on this blog recently because I just couldn’t take the drama that naturally associates with it. But I keep hearing the story of Ryland, a child who was born a female, whose parents have transitioned her to male at 5 years old. You can see the full story HERE, but in short, because their daughter identified herself as a boy, and liked “boy” things as opposed to “girl” things, they cut off her hair, bought her “boy” clothes, and have begun telling her, and others, that she is a boy.
I have no degree in early childhood development, nor have I studied psychology. I didn’t even graduate from College.
I am also not here to pass judgement on Ryland’s parents. I believe that they are doing what they believe to be the most loving thing for their child. I’m simply sharing my…
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Embracing the D-Word
One of our first pets is dead. We bought MLM his first goldfish pair exactly two weeks ago. He wasn't excessively fond of them; am glad about that since I had visions of his using the net or even his hands to want to talk to them or caress them. In fact even when he... Continue Reading →
Silly Little Milestones
Am sure other parents do this as well, whether they announce it out loud or not...I remember all of MLM's milestones...maybe not the date but the age he was when he did particular things. Today he achieved another milestone which doesn't appear in any doctor's chart but pretty much everyone around him seems to have... Continue Reading →
Escape Into Fantasy- A Parenting Placebo
Every now and then I like to pretend. That things in my home are nearly picture perfect. When I sit down on the couch, or a chair I'm not likely to sit on a clothes pin that will jab me in the gluteus maximus. That I will have my coffee in peace, at length and... Continue Reading →
Knowing When The Anvil Is Hot
People talk, a LOT, about teaching kids values, "good" things and how getting an early start is usually beneficial. I agree. To some extent. As parents, we often forget that while there are milestones that a majority of the kids attain at relatively the same time, there are outliers here as well. Some children reach... Continue Reading →
I Draw A Cartoon
One day, a few weeks ago, I sat and watched my bored son grimace, whine, beg, roll over, stomp, tear and rush his way to getting some fun during his summer holidays. While I watched him I drew the picture. While it's just a whacky picture by the standards of those who draw, by my... Continue Reading →
There Are Lines…
Indeed there are. There are fine lines too, the ones which aren't demarcated with thick, bold colors-whether actual or virtual and then there are the F-I-N-E lines. Whatever be their shape or width;you generally don't cross them. The deal with the lines is this, it denotes the start of something that may or may not... Continue Reading →
Parenting Chronicles
We landed up at my parents' place for a month (poor them) a few days ago. This was preceded by a mini family vacation to the Northern part of India, a nice, fun wedding, loads of pictures (no surprises there) and some amount of barfing- MLM. But that's not the crux of this post. I... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 