Families - xoJane

The Birds and the Bees 201: New Picture Books for Unconventional Families

s.e. smith — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400

In my years as a bookseller, I often sympathized with parents who were struggling to find a book to read to their young children about their origins.

I Was Sexually Abused By My Younger Brother And I Still Don't Know What To Do About It

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Abuse is what happened to children left alone with evil stepfathers. Abuse wasn’t pushing your little brother’s hands away, again and again, until you finally just froze up and zoned out and let it happen.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Partner Came Out As Trans While I Was Pregnant

IHTM CONTESTANT — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

In one year, I got pregnant with my boyfriend and I gave birth with my girlfriend.

I'm Sorry for Breathing Too Much Air, and Other Unnecessary Apologies

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0500

I once apologized to a chair. True story.

My Dog Is More Time Consuming Than My Baby

Jennifer_1 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:09:38 -0400

Just to give you an idea of what I’m dealing with, as I sat down to write this my dog threw up. Twice. Then my daughter wiped his dribbling saliva and put it in her mouth. Welcome to my life...

How to Be Less Terrified of Babies and Tiny People

Giulia — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:00:20 -0500

Knowing that I could potentially screw up another human is part of why I’ve long had a fear of having kids.