Parenting Boys
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Books in Parenting Boys
Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them
You can do something while waiting for your troubled son to come to his senses. As the mother of a struggling son, you’ve suffered over his drug use or depression, underage drinking or premarital sex, truancy or violence, criminal behavior or rejection of your values. Naturally, you wish you could “make things right” for him, but it may seem as though there is little to do but watch and wait. However, there are things we can do as mothers to help our boys–and ourselves. We can pray. We can learn from others who have lived this same nightmare. We can open our hearts to what God is teaching us. Based on Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them, a book of reassurance for mothers, this comforting companion journal provides a place to record your thoughts, concerns, revelations, struggles and prayers: an outlet that will soothe your soul and help you to see your son, yourself, and your God in a new and hopeful light.
She's Not There
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The seminal work of trans literature: a story of love, sex, selfhood, and understanding from the renowned author of Cleavage and co-author of Mad Honey “A very funny memoir of growing up confused and a very smart consideration of what it means to be a woman.”—Anna Quindlen When she changed genders, she changed the world. It was the groundbreaking publication of She’s Not There in 2003 that jump-started the transgender revolution. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylanexplores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of love and family. Boylan’s humorous, wise voice helped make She’s Not There the first bestselling work by a transgender American—and transformed Boylan into a national spokeswoman for LGBTQ people, their families, and the people that love them. This updated and revised edition includes an epilogue from Jenny’s wife Grace; it also contains the original afterward by her friend, novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo. “Love will prevail,” said Boylan’s conservative mother, as she learned about her daughter’s identity. She’s Not There is the story that helped bring about a world in which that change seems almost possible.
Stuck in the Middle with You
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting that discusses how families are shaped and the difficulties and wonders of being human. A father for six years, a mother for ten, and for a time in between, neither, or both, Jennifer Finney Boylan has seen parenthood from both sides of the gender divide. When her two children were young, Boylan came out as transgender, and as Jenny transitioned from a man to a woman and from a father to a mother, her family faced unique challenges and questions. In this thoughtful, tear-jerking, hilarious memoir, Jenny asks what it means to be a father, or a mother, and to what extent gender shades our experiences as parents. Through both her own story and incredibly insightful interviews with others, including Richard Russo, Edward Albee, Ann Beattie, Augusten Burroughs, Susan Minot, Trey Ellis, Timothy Kreider, and more, Jenny examines relationships between fathers, mothers, and children; people's memories of the children they were and the parents they became; and the many different ways a family can be. With an Afterword by Anna Quindlen, Stuck in the Middle with You is a brilliant meditation on raising—and on being — a child. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content