How to Be a Girl

My daughter and I are stunned and sad, but we are doing OK. Here is something for you. Some words from me, with some music from my amazing daughter. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=1000w] Music credit: Improvisation on electric guitar, by M. Mack

What happens when supporting your child means leaving your home? Meet my courageous friends from Montana, who are building a new life in a new state after anti-trans legislation targeted their young daughter. This is the second part in a two-part story. Listen to Part One here. [https://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xxxiv-unwelcome-part-i] [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=1000w] Music credits: Game Hens by Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue] Chorus and Call, Detroit by Podington Bear [https://www.soundofpicture.com]

Imagine living in a place where your own child has been outlawed. This is happening, right now, all over the United States. In this episode, you’ll meet my new friends, a courageous and close-knit family who suddenly found themselves unwelcome in the place they had always called home. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=1000w] Music credits: Night Light, Dowdy, Quarry Clouds, & November Mist, by Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue/] Pacific Tree Frogs by Podington Bear [https://www.soundofpicture.com/]

It's been over two years. I wanted to let you know how we are doing. Thank you for your patience. (Spoiler: My daughter is still amazing.) [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=1000w] MUSIC CREDITS: Tides (instrumental) by Benjamin Mullins (Courtesy of Audiosocket) Lost in the Dark (instrumental) by Forest Sun (Courtesy of Audiosocket)

For years, people have asked me what I would do when my daughter hit puberty. Was I going to let her do... “the medical stuff?" Well, right after the pandemic struck, so did puberty. And this is what my daughter (and her mother) decided to do. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/1631051952634-KDO1XWRR1GR2GNPW79DV/puberty-v2.jpg?format=1000w] If you're interested in learning more about our story, you can check out my memoir: Audible Originals version [http://adbl.co/HowToBeAGirl] Book version [https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/fall-2021/how-to-be-a-girl/] Find us on Twitter: @girlpodcast [https://twitter.com/girlpodcast?lang=en] Support HTBAG on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/girlpodcast] MUSIC CREDITS: “Starlight” and “Little Dream” by Podington Bear “Hand of God” (instrumental) by Benjamin Mullins (Courtesy of Audiosocket) “Lonely Life” (instrumental) by Michelle Lewis (Courtesy of Audiosocket) “Climbing Clouds” (instrumental) by Jetty Rae (Courtesy of Audiosocket)