In this memoir, Jodie talks about the influence of her family growing up and learning what it meant to be black and a woman. She was influenced by cultural norms and had to fight through some of them to become who she wanted to be. She acquired strength and determination through the examples of the women in her life who fought for racial equality in a number of ways.
She also talks a lot about motherhood and her different experiences and growing pains in raising her kids and having a blended family. She shares openly about her struggles and growth with raising a transgendered child. She pulls together some parallels between growing up with a rebellious sister who took most of her parent's attention and the energy and attention required to help her son navigate an unfriendly world.
I appreciated learning about her life experiences growing up as a black woman as well as being the mother in a nontraditional family.

Honest open real at times heartbreaking.Jodie Patterson shares her life her families world as she discovers her child is Transgender.Her fight to make sure that her child would be accepted within the family and the world.Jodie is now an activist for trangender rights.This is an important book should be in libraries perfect for discussion,in today’s political climate we need books activists so transgenders can feel safe live their lives. #netgalley #the boldworld #randomhouse,.

Sweet book. So much love.

Thanks to author,publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free,it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.