As you may know, Bailey considers herself a 'boygirl' and looks like a boy to those who've just met her. Which can be confusing to people in her class. Jess and I are trying our best to just give Bailey space to be who she is. In the meantime, she has an extraordinary teacher who respects Bailey's gender fluidity and has experience with this sort of thing. So it was really heartwarming to have received this lovely note from Mrs. J yesterday: ------------------------ Hello Ben and Jessica, Just wanted to send you a note about your amazing Bailey. The day before the student of the month celebration, a friend at her table said something like, "It's so cool that brother and sister get to be students of the month together!" And Bailey and I smiled and nodded because it IS really cool that they were recognized at the same time. I didn't say anything about them being sisters to the other student and neither did Bailey. I pulled Bailey aside later and asked h...
