The Washington State Supreme Court just overturned a discriminative ruling in a child custody case that involved a lesbian mother unable to come out to her own children after divorcing their father. The woman involved in the case was married to her husband for 20 years, had three sons, and raised them in a conservative […]
By Patrice Langford While I was married to my first husband, we were on welfare because he couldn’t hold down a job. After the divorce I was forced to stay on aid because I had two children under three at the time and their father still could not hold a job so I was not […]
By Alex Temblador A Scottish mom shared a video on Reddit that has since blown up with popularity. The video features a mother allowing her sons to put makeup on her and their excitement and glee is all too obvious. The mom wrote on Reddit, “My [six-year-old] had been watching makeup tutorials with me and […]
By Jillian Lauren Yesterday, I spent 5 solid hours on a plane correcting a toddler, who was banging with both fists on the seat in front of him, throwing his shoes, and screaming like I was sticking pins under his toenails. It has been a long time since I was so desperately beside myself. The […]
By Shannon Ralph When I was 10 years old, my dad was diagnosed with brain cancer. He had fallen on hot metal at work following a seizure and, for the rest of his short life, he had a large burn mark on his upper arm in the shape of the continent of Africa. I thought […]
In their latest YouTube video, Brandy and Susan of The Next Family discussed an important aspect of same-sex parenting: what kids call their parents. They begin by sharing their own personal story of trying to name themselves as “Mama B” and “Mama S” and then quickly realized how difficult that would be for kids. It […]
Scary Mommy is doing a new web series on YouTube which will feature mothers sharing the best and worst parts about being a mom. One of the first mothers they featured was lesbian comedian, Judy Gold. Gold is absolutely open and hilariously honest about raising her sons with their mother and her current partner. She […]
By Lisa J. Keating Being transgender in Washington State has become more and more difficult. The trans community has been under intense scrutiny and even greater marginalization. They are suffering increased harassment, online threats due to an effort by a conservative population to repeal protected rights that have been in place in Washington State since […]
By Jillian Lauren Yeah, I’m gonna talk about that tired old subject: being a working mom… I was in upstate NY last weekend for the Woodstock Writers Festival, which was an absolute delight (Thanks, Martha Frankel! And for the photo, Kevin Buso). Compared to many moms I know, I go out of town on business […]
By: Shannon Ralph There are numerous decisions that have to be made when one chooses to have children. Some are rather large, crucial decisions—bottle versus breast, to circumcise or not, letting the baby cry it out or co-sleeping. Others are seemingly insignificant—should I share the last Oreo or swallow it whole while hiding behind the […]
