Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsForming: An OpinionC. was more enthusiastic than I’d seen them in a long time. It was deep January, in the midst of a drab first year of in-person high…Mar 12, 2022Mar 12, 2022
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsBlocked“My therapist says I should be persistent! I will keep asking you until you hear me!”Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsBound, UndeterminedMy enby teen, now 14, started binding earlier this year — March, 2020 — and then, The Pandemic. But I’m getting ahead of myself.Nov 23, 20201Nov 23, 20201
Wynnsom TaftGrieving my teen’s “deadname”Getting my child’s new pronouns (they/them) correct has become easier over the last few months. My partner and I have practiced enough…Apr 6, 20201Apr 6, 20201
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsMy Teen Wants a Binder — And Not the Three-ring KindAs a Gen-X, cis/het female, my relationship to my body has been one of learning to love and accept it as it is. I was born to a feminist…Feb 2, 20207Feb 2, 20207
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsProtecting my Enby Teen’s Privacy: Taking a PseudonymThe community of writers on Medium has been a lifesaver.Jan 19, 20201Jan 19, 20201
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsTheir Hair: My Child’s New Androgynous LocksFew other forms of gender expression are as powerful as the language of hair. Who taught me this? My non-binary preteen.Dec 15, 20191Dec 15, 20191
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsClothes Make the Person…. Or Do They?Like so many parents of a certain progressive bent, my spouse and I did our best to go gender neutral after the birth of our child. We…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsLearning a new (non-gendered) languageMy brain is tired. It’s tired in a way that feels familiar, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Then I realize — It feels like the…Oct 23, 20192Oct 23, 20192
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsHello, My Pronouns AreWhen my kiddo decided to switch up their pronouns….Sep 16, 2019Sep 16, 2019
