“Dealing with Different Stuff”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E7
No, I didn’t recap Episode 6 since there wasn’t any parenting content in it, but there’s plenty in Episode 7, so buckle up!
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A Delightful Tale of a First Sleepover (that Happens to Include a Two-Mom Family)
In the latest book of the long-running Lola Reads series, Lola is off to her first sleepover! She’s excited about spending the night with her cousin Hani and Hani’s two moms, Lola’s aunts. The fact that they’re a two-mom couple is a complete non-issue.
A Soothing Bedtime Read from the Author of “Heather Has Two Mommies”
Any day there’s a new book by Lesléa Newman is a good day. Her latest story is a sweet bedtime poem celebrating the natural world and different types of families.
The Two Board Books Challenging Homophobia Around the World
Lawrence Schimel and Elina Braslina’s two board books for toddlers, Early One Morning and Bedtime, Not Playtime, are delightful slice-of-life tales about families that just happen to have same-sex parents. Schimel’s clever networking has also made them perhaps the most-translated LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books ever and brought them to countries that have few such books already.
“Terrifying”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E5
Angie and her moms Bette and Tina, plus Tina’s new fiancée Carrie, visit a therapist to discuss Angie’s feelings about her donor’s big news and how she wants to respond. What could go wrong?
Paralympic Gold Medalist Was Raised by Two Moms (and There’s a New Picture Book About Her)
Tatyana McFadden last Saturday won her 20th Paralympic medal—8th gold—and set her 3rd world record! A new picture book biography traces her life from an orphanage in Russia, to being raised by two moms, to becoming “the fastest woman on Earth.”
Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E4
The parenting storylines continue this week on The L Word: Generation Q as Angie gets to know her donor sibling, finds out something troubling about her donor, and seeks help, while Alice deals with her own mother.
More New Picture Books on Gender Identity and Expression
Coming out this week and next are two picture books featuring transgender girls (one told from her sibling’s perspective), one about a kid whose mom is a transgender man, and one about a boy who wants to dance ballet!
Family Ties: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E3
The L Word: Generation Q gave us plenty of queer parenting content this week as Angie met her donor sibling and Gigi and Bette debated the experiences of being a nonbiological mom. Let’s recap—and I’ll share some real-life resources about donor siblings and nonbio moms!
“Lean on Me”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E2
The second episode of this season’s The L Word: Generation Q didn’t have nearly as much parenting content as the first—but I still managed to find some, including an unexpected connection to a new children’s book!