Currently, in 2023/24, I am publishing my journey with feminism and my son’s transgender journey in weekly posts.
Please note: Each link opens in a new tab. If you would like to read this online book chapter by chapter, you can keep one tab with the table of contents open and subsequently navigate from there to each post (which opens in a new tab). You can also navigate back to the TOC from a link at the bottom of each post.
“Mom, I’m a Boy.”–When My Teenage Child Suddenly Came Out as Trans
PART I
Backstory to Having a Trans Son – Feminism and Gender Stereotypes
Growing Up into a Self-Confident Woman
VIOLATION OF BOUNDARIES
The Bully at the Corner Shop
Looking at the Pearls
Bullied at Elementary School
Sibling Conflicts
Having to Apologize for Standing Up for Myself
Sexual Molestations (part 1/3): The Incident at High School
Sexual Molestations (part 2/3): The Incident in the Latin Formation Dance Team
Sexual Molestations (part 3/3): The Incidents in Budapest
CAREER
Should Women Get a Higher Education? Appalling Advice from a Teacher
Should Women Better Become a Teacher Rather than Go into the Corporate World?
FEMINISM
My First Contact with Feminist Literature
My Mother’s Reaction to My Feminist Phase
RELATIONSHIPS
My Mother’s Dating Advice
A Fellow Student’s View on Relationships
Lessons of Self-Love in Relationships
GENDER EXPRESSION/BODY
When I Got a Short Haircut
As a Woman with Short Hair in Japan: My Adventure at the Sentō
When My Younger Son Had Long Hair
Is It Brave to Wear Gray Hair?
Hairy and Happy
Short Fingernails
Unsolicited Comments on Breast Size
Other Aspects of Women’s Body Images
HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND WORK
Why Doesn’t Dad Have to Cook?
Why Should I Clean My Boyfriend’s Staircase?
Are Moms Supposed to Stay at Home?
Why Are Women Responsible for Buying Presents for the Family?
Can’t Men Work Part-Time and Take Care of the Children?
Send the Children to Daycare at an Early Age or Not? Views Differ Between Eastern and Western Germany
Why Can’t Men Prepare the Family Dinner?
Why Is It Offensive to Compare My Office Job to Household Chores?
Trying to Escape the Cake-Baking Duties
When I Escaped the Sewing Duties
I Am Not My Husband’s Secretary
BREASTFEEDING
RA Meds and Unnecessary Weaning
Extended Breastfeeding
OTHER ASPECTS
Positive Aspects I Experienced Growing Up as a Woman
MARRIAGE AND KIDS
No Name Change After Marriage
Pregnancy and Progesterone
Shared Income and Shared Duties
Looking Back
PART II
My Older Child’s Coming Out as a Transgender Boy
Spiritual Awakening 