Tag Archives: Spawn1

Commitments

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Kyle

During my yoga practice this morning, we were thinking and meditating on how we spend our time and what ‘habits of frequency’ we engaged in as a part of our self-care and as a part of our involvement with those … Continue reading →

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What I’m Up To… January Edition

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Kyle

We are about midway through January and I haven’t given you all an update in a while, so here goes. Dating Ruby…  is awesome.  We’ve got our next outing planned, in Portland.  We’ll be going the Queer Honky Tonk and … Continue reading →

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End of October Update

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Kyle

Tons going on lately… are you ready? Date Number 2 with Ruby!  We’ve been heating things up over the interwebs and she’s now promising to pounce on me this Saturday.  YES!  We’re going to have dinner and drinks at various … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report, early July

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Kyle

I haven’t written a Suburban Butch Dad Report in a while, and some of you may be wondering what the heck is going on with my family. The Elder Spawn is a full of teen-aged angst and drama, turning 14 … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: Teenager in the House

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kyle

Today is my Elder Spawn’s 13th birthday.  She is officially a teenager today, but she’s been exhibiting teen behaviors for a while.  She has all the normal pain-in-the-butt attributes of teendom  but she’s also pretty cool.  She has proven herself … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: Sisters

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Kyle

I asked my youngest, “What does your shirt say?” She looked down, and traced a word “Tisser!  Little Tisser… but I’m big, not little.” “That’s right, you’re big, but you’re still the little sister.  Who’s the big sister?” She pauses, … Continue reading →

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Genderqueer week(s) in review

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Kyle

A collection of gender related happenings in recent days and weeks. gender at work At the office, along with making magic happen with 1s and 0s, I’ve been involved in an agonizing process called:  get the next contract.  There have … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: Home Remedy

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Kyle

Hello blog friends, I’ve been having quite a roller-coaster couple of weeks.  The actual calendar events aren’t all that impressive, but my moods have been swinging like the 20s.  Yes, it is possible that I am entering that phase that … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: ElderSpawn Keeps Her Options Open

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Kyle

I had a very quick conversation with my ElderSpawn a couple of mornings ago about some rumors going around about her.  This is the first I’d heard and I wanted to dig deeper into it, but she was literally on … Continue reading →

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: Passing on the Family Business of Speaking Up For Yourself

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kyle

I would like to share a Proud Parenting Moment concerning my Elder Spawn.  Tonight she stood up for her beliefs and for what she wanted, in the face of opposition by some privileged, spoiled popular girls on her soccer team. … Continue reading →

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