Non-birth mom with all of the feelings.

February 15, 2019 Mrs T Comments 1 comment

I have been sitting on this blog post for a long time, unsure of how to start it. As you well know, I have a toddler on my hands. One who, from my perspective anyway, is very intelligent and therefore capable of sophisticated psychological warfare. Couple this with some ripe insecurities about my status as “non-birth mom” and you’ve god a recipe for a mommy feeling all the feelings. Just recently my child seemed to be experimenting with differentiating by…

The only lesbian in the room

January 8, 2018 Mrs T Comments 2 comments

I studied a concept in grad school called racial stress, which is a term to describe discomfort or stress related to interactions that involve race. It can affect anyone but is particularly detrimental for folks on the receiving end of a racist interaction. Research has shown that it can negatively affect mental and emotional health. If you’re interested, check out this great article that was published in The Atlantic a few years ago. This clearly isn’t a blog about race…

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