Tag Archives: Family

Pregnant Man

Thomas Beatie is legally male and legally married to his wife, Nancy. Thomas is currently pregnant with their first child, a healthy girl who will be delivered sometime in July.
Having been born female and later undergoing sex reassignment surgery, Thomas decided to keep his reproductive organs. He says, “Wanting to have a biological child is [...]

In Loving Memory

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped, and said, “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” - Job 1: 20-21
He [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

I’m at Mom’s today, celebrating the holiday surrounded by family and copious amounts of food. The refrigerator was so full last night that we decided to store the cooked turkey in Mom’s car. I don’t know what we would have done if that strong cold front hadn’t blown through just in the nick of time.
I [...]

Blogbits

The Holidays - I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. I started filling out our Christmas greeting cards yesterday and also considered putting up the tree, but thought better of it after considering how much fun Macy Gray might have destroying it while I’m at work. Any ideas on how to kitten-proof an [...]

Coming Out To My Parents - Part 2

This is the second part of Coming Out To My Parents. The preceding article can be found here.
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I hid out at my sister’s house for the next twenty-four hours, nervous about what was to come but feeling slightly excited about the future at the same time. My sister went to see my parents the next [...]