Raising Girls Who Know They Matter
Before my daughter came into my life, I worked for a decade as a theater teaching artist. Children ages two to twenty-two of every race, gender, ability and learning style taught me to be a...
View Article25 Things I Learned as a Special Needs Mom
Every milestone is worth celebrating. It doesn’t matter how small. Perfect is not real. Sometimes, my self-care is THE most important thing. Take the long view. Big picture is everything. This, too,...
View ArticleShe Calls Me Mama A
They Want to Know- Those Mom and Dad families Feeling Curious Wondering Imagining What Family is Like When the Labels Don’t Fit When the Boxes Aren’t Checked Mom and Dad Families Wonder Who Takes Out...
View ArticleMama, What Does the Waitress Think About Our Family?
I remember Sitting in a frozen yogurt shop on a hot day in Oakland. The woman behind the counter (a Wonderland of fruit and candy toppings) kept smiling at us. We get a lot of smiles. 3 beauties...
View ArticleWhen My Daughter Sees Gay Marriage
When my daughter sees gay marriage She sees two parents Kiss every morning Every night And really anytime we see each other Then begs for kisses herself She sees us pay our bills together Make dinner...
View ArticleBeing 8
Being 8 is sitting in the car Without a booster seat It’s being able to scooter in front of the house From here to there With a friend While Mamas stay inside And peek through the window Being 8 Is...
View ArticleHow 2 Moms Celebrate Father’s Day
We celebrate the Uncles who take her to Crab Cove, to ice cream, to bowling who send her postcards from their travels and buy her dresses for Christmas We celebrate The 2 Dad Families in our lives...
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What does it mean to be raising a go girl? This.
Welcome. I’m Allison Kenny and I am Raising a Go Girl! How do I know this about my daughter? Because she said yes to coming to live with my wife and me when she was six years old after early life in...
View ArticleI’m a Mom Who Takes Center Stage in My Own Life
I became a mom after directing Go Girls! Camp for a decade. I was a rockstar auntie to seven nieces and two nephews. I’d lead parenting workshops for years. Of course, I was prepared to become a...
View ArticleWhat I Learned Adopting an Older Child From Foster Care
What I learned is that the hard stuff Was so much harder than I thought hard stuff could be What I learned is that I made it worse Because I really couldn’t see That it would it get better I was so...
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