A review by carriepond
Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

4.0

Finney Boylan, who was assigned male at birth and did not transition until after her two sons were born, describes herself as “a father for six years, a mother for ten, and for a time in between, neither, or both.” In this memoir, Finney Boylan explores her own experiences of parenthood and broader issues of what it means to be a mother/fact/parent and to what degree gender affects how we raise our children. The memoir is interspersed with Finney Boylan’s conversations with others about their experiences as children and as parents, and what they think family means. I really enjoyed this memoir— Finney Boylan is insightful and warm, and it gave me joy to hear her reflections on life raising her children as I am at the beginning of my own journey as a mother.