List: Parenting | Curated by Dana DuBois

Feb 14, 2025
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
It Took Only 8 Days Till He Came For Our Trans and Nonbinary KidsI am livid. But I’m not surprised.
Feb 7
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Feb 7
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Three Imaginary Girls
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Dana DuBois
17 Songs About 17-Year-OldsI celebrate my child with music, as she teeters over “the edge of seventeen”
Jan 22
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Jan 22
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Three Imaginary Girls
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Dana DuBois
Bad Luck With Billie EilishTwo of the three of us finally saw her live. December 5, 2024 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Dec 23, 2024
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Dec 23, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
I Took My Teens to a Speed Dating EventWhat would Carrie Bradshaw do?
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
I Love My Nonbinary Child. I Still Deadnamed Them.What’s in a (dead) name? Would gender identity by another name sound as sweet?
Nov 14, 2024
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Nov 14, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
Protecting Our Trans and Nonbinary Kids Under Trump and Project 2025Will it be safe? I have no idea. Is it necessary? More than ever.
Nov 11, 2024
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Nov 11, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
My Child Came Out as Genderfluid. Then They Went Back In.But don’t call it social contagion. It’s gender exploration, and we need to normalize it— not pathologize it.
Oct 10, 2024
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Oct 10, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
My Child Came Out As Genderfluid 3 Years Ago — 10 Things I Wish I Knew Then10 things every parent should do when their child comes out.
Sep 18, 2024
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Sep 18, 2024
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The Parenting Portal
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Dana DuBois
I Found a Time Capsule of Lost Words I Wrote About My BabyA love letter to my daughter on her one-week birthday
Sep 10, 2024
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Sep 10, 2024
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Three Imaginary Girls
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Dana DuBois
It Was Rare, I Was There: Taylor Swift in Munich, GermanyMy two teens and I traveled nearly 6,000 miles to see the Eras Tour. It was stressful, expensive, chaotic — and completely worth…
Aug 24, 2024
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Aug 24, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
An Ambivalent Jew Returns to Germany for Taylor SwiftI feel echoes of what once happened here. My daughters felt nothing, till I showed them — and they showed me.
Aug 4, 2024
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Aug 4, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Dana DuBois
The Hunt for Undies in DublinThe trials and joys of searching an unfamiliar city for basic essentials.
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
I’m Not Proud of My Child for Coming OutGender is only the beginning of all that they are…
Jul 8, 2024
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Jul 8, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
What to Do if Your Child Comes Out as Trans or NonbinaryThese tips for parents of gender nonconforming kids go to 11.
Jun 13, 2024
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Jun 13, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
I’m Filled with Pride for My Genderfluid ChildThis Pride month I celebrate Nico, for challenging norms on the path to discovering who they are.
Jun 5, 2024
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Jun 5, 2024
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Human Parts
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Dana DuBois
I Lost a Daughter. She Lost Her Third Mom.On Mother’s Day, I think of Katy, who I loved as my own. I lost her when I lost him.
May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
What to Say to Your Family When Your Child Comes Out as GenderfluidWell, that depends on your family. Here’s how it went with mine.
May 19, 2024
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May 19, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
My Genderfluid Tween Tried to Explain Their Identity to My DadIt went really well, though not in the way you might expect.
Apr 10, 2024
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Apr 10, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
How to Keep Your Trans or Nonbinary Child Safe (in an Unsafe World)Spoiler alert: you can’t. But you can arm them with resiliency.
Mar 25, 2024
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Mar 25, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Dana DuBois
Blue Liberal Bubbles Can’t Protect Trans Kids if Families Can’t Afford to Live in ThemWhy equitable access to housing is a safety issue as much as an economic one.
Mar 5, 2024
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Mar 5, 2024
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