Jessica Ruano

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  • Losing an alloparent to suicide: a case study

    Losing an alloparent to suicide: a case study

    The Impact of Trauma on Secure Attachment in Young Children: A case study involving the sudden death by suicide of an alloparent Submitted for PSY 2105 D Child Development, University of Ottawa, Fall 2024 Parts 1 & 2 : My Topic for the Paper & My Theories of Knowledge For this assignment, I am choosing Read more

  • Queer Dating: Part 2

    Queer Dating: Part 2

    I’m going to say something mildly controversial. About parenting. And dating. Oh boy. Here we go. I have no problem introducing my daughter to the people I’m dating. Now I know parents have all sorts of rules about this. They want to wait for a certain amount of time (say, six months) before introducing a Read more

  • Queer Dating: Part 1

    Queer Dating: Part 1

    I wrote this in November 2019, two months before my child was born. Almost five years later, I’m still exploring different types of relationships and figuring out what makes the most sense for me (and my child). It can require a lot of energy and processing, and if I’m dating someone who’s not invested as Read more

  • L’adoption de Joy : un long chemin entre le Nunavut et Ottawa

    L’adoption de Joy : un long chemin entre le Nunavut et Ottawa

    Si le parcours pour adopter Joy a été cahoteux, Jessica Ruano se décrit comme une mère comblée aujourd’hui. Le Téléjournal Ottawa-GatineauPar Nadine PhaneufPublié le 15 décembre 2020 VIDÉO : Du Nunavut à Ottawa, l’adoption de Joy Adopter un enfant est synonyme de montagnes russes d’émotions pour les futurs parents. Mais choisir l’adoption alors qu’on est Read more

  • Solo parenting in the time of Corona

    Solo parenting in the time of Corona

    Originally published in Ottawa Magazine, May 2020. Photos by David Kawai. When I made the decision several years ago to adopt as a solo parent, the circumstances I imagined for myself and my child were very different from our current reality. We’re told to expect the unexpected when we become parents, but few of us anticipate having to raise our children Read more

  • Being queer

    Being queer

    I refer to myself as a queer woman. What does that mean exactly? In honour of Pride Month, I thought I would share a few thoughts I wrote out a couple of years ago: For me, being queer isn’t so much about the person I’m dating, as it is about a worldview. It is an Read more