She hasn't got a womb or ovaries but she wants to be a mommy.  How do I tell my young daughter that she won't ever be a biological mother? 


































































  

    
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  





  Music credits:  "Child Come Home" by Michael Howard (Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0) "Flagger" by Blue Dot Sessions (Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0) “That Old Harpoon” by Gillicuddy (Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0)

Episode XV: Just Maybe

How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old &quot;girl with a penis&quot; -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

Kids & Family

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)

Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now

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.

Episode XXXII: The Medical Stuff










  This episode is different from any of our previous episodes.  It’s also a do-over, because the first version of this episode overlooked the fact that my daughter is growing up, fast.  She’s almost a teenager, and we both agree that it’s time she took charge.  So that’s what she did.   (Here’s a little more about how this episode came to be.)  





















  
  














































  

    
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  





  ﻿Listen to the book! How to Be a Girl on Audible OriginalsFind us on Twitter: @girlpodcastSupport HTBAG on PatreonMUSIC CREDITS: “Edge of the World” (Instrumental) by Dot Dot Dot  (Courtesy of Audiosocket)Filesharer's Lament by Podington Bear

Episode XXXI: M is for Middle School, Take Two

 A long-overdue update on the life of my beautiful transgender daughter. She's almost a teenager. She's in middle school. She's still magical. (And middle school girls can still be super mean.)








  

    
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  


Edited by the incomparable Whitney Henry-Lester.Music credits:“La Meduse Raconte” and “La Meduse Chante” by Wolfram Gruss,  licensed by Audiosocket“Edge of the World” (Instrumental) by Dot Dot Dot,  licensed by Audiosocket“Renaissance Garden” by Rosalind Richards , licensed by Audiosocket“Synth Roboballad” by Zircon, licensed by Audiosocket“In My Head” by Podington Bear

Episode XXXI: M is for Middle School

I want you to meet my good friend, Emma. When she was a little girl, she was just like my daughter. But no one knew her for 60 years. I'm so glad she's here now.

Episode XV: Just Maybe

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