Author Archives: Jennifer
Mimimalist Mom in Cluttered Kid World: Tips for Surviving & Saving During the Tacky Twos
When I started putting my daughter's nursery together, I knew what I wanted: modern, neutral colors. Cute organic Euro-designed wood toys (all gifts or found at the second-hand store). Lots…
Pink and Green Parenting: Five Reasons for Queer Parents to Vote
When I post my next Queercents article, we'll have a new president-elect. Yipee! (Hopefully, that yipee isn't ) For those of us still shell-shocked from the disaster of 2004 (not…
Pink and Green Parenting: DIY Toddler Toys for the Craft-Impaired
Toddlers love toys. They crave novelty, and are rather fickle: yesterday's favorite plushy is quickly abandoned for the allure of a new board book. And they love noise'”making it, hearing…
Moneytalk: How (and Whether) to Talk to Your Kids About Your Financial Problems
How do we talk to our kids about our financial problems? Should we? As I read the umpteenth story about the difficulties people are having in this crazy market, I…
Clicking Without Consuming: Five Parenting Sites That Hawk Information Instead of Junk
One of the best things about the Internet is that it's free, at least for the user. Yet so many of the sites directed towards parents--not to mention kids-- are…
Only Children: Stealth Costs and How to Prepare for Them
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that two children cost more than one to raise. And it doesn't take a genius to understand that for queer parents, like…
Pink & Green Parenting: Greening Your Back-to-School Preparations (and Saving Some Greenbacks, Too)
It's only early August, and yet you're already probably inundated with back-to-school advertising! My advice is to enjoy the ever-shrinking summer while it lasts, but here are some tips for…
WAHMs, WAHDs, and the Costs and Benefits of Working at Home with Kids: Making the Most of Your Work Time
My name is Jennifer, and I'm a WAHM. No, that's not some new addition to the ever-expanding LGBTQ alphabet soup of queer identities; it stands for work-at-home mom or dad.…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money: Explaining Wealth and Poverty to Kids
'œWe don't take that insurance anymore.' 'œYou don't? But my daughter was supposed to get her shots much will it cost if I just pay out-of-pocket?' 'œI don't know. It…
An Open Letter to the State of Maryland: How to Lose the LGBTQ Dollar
Dear State of Maryland: You lost. You lost our confidence, our sense of citizenship, and yes, our money. How much? About $3,000, all told. And Maryland's loss will be California's…