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.
















































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.
















































Music credits:
Game Hens by Blue Dot Sessions
Chorus and Call, Detroit by Podington Bear

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.
















































Music credits:
Night Light, Dowdy, Quarry Clouds, & November Mist, by Blue Dot Sessions
Pacific Tree Frogs by Podington Bear

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.)
















































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.