He Wasn’t Broken and Didn’t Need to Be Fixed
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Laura Howells Leavitt
Dec 23, 20193 min read
A letter from our Mama Dragons blog editor
By Laura Howells Leavitt This has been a humbling year for me as I’ve invited and gathered the sometimes heartbreaking, oftentimes...
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Noel Baldovino
Dec 17, 20195 min read
Once Upon A Time (A Story About a Princess on a Journey to Self-acceptance)
By Noel Baldovino When Sarah, my daughter, was younger I told her bedtime stories. I started them like this – “Once upon a time, a long,...
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Brenda Stanley
Dec 4, 20195 min read
The Day My Son Told Me He was Left Handed
My son, Justin, is left handed. It’s not something I ever expected for any of my children. I first became suspicious of this when he was...
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Mary Furgiuele
Nov 12, 20193 min read
Spreading Hope Around the Globe
My name is Mary, a woman with many adjectives. I’m a mom to 5 in a blended family, finally married to my best friend. I’m an artist, a...
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Wendy Bradshaw
Oct 29, 20195 min read
You Have the Power!
When my 6th grade granddaughter came out as bisexual at school, she was bullied for it. During that trying time in 2015, my wife and I...
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Marion McClellan
Oct 21, 20195 min read
The Greatest Blessing I Never Knew I Wanted
Photo by Jonathan Canlas Hey y’all, my name is Marion McClellan, and I am so grateful/thankful/blessed to be a Mama Dragon. I live in...
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Rachel Ellsworth
Oct 14, 20193 min read
Life Beyond Being Scared
A frantic whispered phone call from BYU, from my oldest (returned missionary) son, begged for advice. It went something like this: “Mom,...
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Annie Frazier
Oct 8, 20197 min read
Seek Love and Light
Clip, Clop, Clip, Clop. I sat in my car crying, watching five-year-old Phoebe walk down the driveway towards her cousin’s Princess Tea...
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Diane Oviatt
Sep 30, 20194 min read
Our Voices Have Power
Peace starts with how we treat our most vulnerable. I have always had a heart for the underdog. As a pediatric nurse I’ve been drawn to...
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Dusty Bolstad
Sep 23, 20194 min read
Scared No More
I was the parent who prepared for everything. When I found out I was pregnant with my oldest child, the nursery was painted that week and...
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Julie Turnbull
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Julie’s Story
Watch Julie's video about her experiences with a gay son and Mama Dragons.
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Kaye Katseanes
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Kaye’s Story
Watch Kaye's video about her experiences as the mother of a gay son and finding Mama Dragons.
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Brenda Hooley
Sep 16, 20193 min read
No Matter What
I would first like to introduce myself and my children. I’m Brenda, the Mama Dragon of three baby ducks—I’ve called my kids my baby ducks...
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Marcie D. Schear
Sep 2, 20194 min read
Until Our Son Landed Us in Oz
It was September 2017. Our son, 16 yrs old and a sophomore in high school, sent a text to my husband and I on our family chat during his...
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Lori Davis
Aug 26, 20193 min read
BELIEVE Good Things Are Going To Happen
I am a mom to 4 beautiful boys living in the stunning mountains of the Wasatch front in Utah. Like most parents I had lots of...
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Lindsay Brunt
Aug 5, 20193 min read
Paying it Forward
By Lindsay Brunt Four and a half years ago, I walked into the Utah Pride Center with my son for the first time. He’d been there before...
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Ayn Witman
Jul 29, 20194 min read
Face, Eyes, and Smile
My dad was a gay man in the 80’s and 90’s and died from AIDS complications in 1998. I was 16 years old. I begin with this not for shock,...
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Sandra Smithey
Jul 22, 20196 min read
Acceptance in Action
At 14 years old, my son was bottled up inside himself and wouldn’t talk to me, so I begged him to write down whatever was bothering him....
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Ana Pollorena Carpenter
Jul 8, 20194 min read
A Path to Follow
My four children attended Catholic schools. My two oldest girls attended from pre-k through 6th grade, Robert from pre-k through 4th and...
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