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…3 min read·Mar 12, 2022----
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsBlocked“My therapist says I should be persistent! I will keep asking you until you hear me!”4 min read·Jul 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.4 min read·Nov 23, 2020--1--1
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…4 min read·Apr 6, 2020--1--1
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…4 min read·Feb 2, 2020--7--7
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsProtecting my Enby Teen’s Privacy: Taking a PseudonymThe community of writers on Medium has been a lifesaver.2 min read·Jan 19, 2020--1--1
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.4 min read·Dec 15, 2019--1--1
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…4 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Oct 23, 2019--2--2
Wynnsom TaftinParenting + PronounsHello, My Pronouns AreWhen my kiddo decided to switch up their pronouns….3 min read·Sep 16, 2019----