"I
know they tried to keep their pain from me / They could not see what it was for
/
But now I'm sleeping fine / Sometimes the truth
is like a second chance /
I am the daughter of a great romance / And they are the children of the war."
~Dar Williams
The Fringe Parenting Project is a collection of writings by professional and amateur authors who have experienced first hand what I have termed "fringe parenting."
Fringe parenting is any parenting experience that lies outside of the stereotypical nuclear family: white, middle-class, heterosexual, mentally and physically healthy, two-parent, monogamous, problem-free. Of course, this fictional family doesn't really exist, but there are families which, in one way or another, live outside of this socially - acceptable definition, and those families struggle every day with issues that many of us can't even comprehend.
The Fringe Parenting Project is an attempt to pull together a collection of memories, advice, cautions, anecdotes, and celebrations of living and parenting on the fringe.
If you are the head of a "fringe-parenting" family, or grew up in one, and would like to share your experiences, contact me at heidi@heidisandler.com.
Non-Traditional Families
Single Parenting
Co-Parenting
with a former partner
One-parent
families
Parenting
after the loss of a partner
The Extended Family
The Blended Family
Parenting Half-siblings
Raising Twins / Multiples
Foster Parenting / Adoption
Health Issues
Clinical Depression
Manic Depressive Illness / Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety Disorders
Panic
Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
OCD
Terminal Illness
Chronic Illness / Disability
Parenting
from a Wheelchair
Alcoholism / Addiction
Lifestyle
Same-Sex Parenting
Parenting in Poverty
The Bi-Racial Family
Parenting Across Religions
Full-Time Parenting versus The Two-Income Family
Teen Parenting
Polyamorous Parenting