What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Mom In Two Cultures. New statistics from the CDC indicate that the number of kids with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now one one out of every 88 kids, or one out of 54 for boys. At my . . .
Questions of eternal significance: what do you eat for breakfast?
I'm in a bit of a breakfast rut. I stopped eating gluten a few years ago, when I realized that without it, I didn't experience the migraine and mid-afternoon slump I had just about every day for about a decade. I feel much better, but food choices are more of a challenge. Especially breakfast. After I said goodbye to gluten, I also began to notice that if I stayed away from grains in the morning and had a good bit of protein, I actually felt fuller longer. If I eat a bagel for breakfast, I'm . . .
100 Cars for Good charity highlight: DC Scores
This post is sponsored by Toyota’s philanthropy program 100 Cars for Good. This month, I’m excited to be highlighting five unique charitable organizations that are making a difference in their community. Each charity was also the recipient of a new car to aid in their mission, courtesy of Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program. (Know a charity that could use a car? You can vote for them at Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Facebook App. Today, I’m talking with the good folks from DC . . .
Our week in iphone photos
Last week, Karis decided to cut her own bangs. Fortunately it wasn’t so short that it stuck straight up, and with a little creative cutting I managed to even it out into a cute Betty Page ‘do. But it was hard not to smile as I scolded her because she was just so proud of herself. Tuesdays (and Thursdays) with Karis . . . it’s a lot of tea parties and me being her playmate. Two years in, and she still hasn’t gotten the hang of playing by herself when her siblings are gone. I think it’s a lost . . .
That’s what SHE said: critique vs. slut-shaming, growing up in the 90’s, growing mean girls, and more . . .
The Fluidity | Neither/Both At the same time, I don’t want to live in fear. I don’t want to walk out in the world with a closed and suspicious heart because I’m more aware of and feeling the reality of the Black experience of racism. It’s like in the past I used to feel like I had to acknowledge racism out of a sense of forced loyalty, and primarily from a White or Mixed perspective. It’s not that I never saw racism before, and I certainly had my own racism to work through. But I definitely saw . . .
Mama Said: Do you spend one-on-one time with each child?
This month on Mama Said, Sarah James and I are taking questions from readers. One reader asked: Do you spend time with each kid individually? We talk about the challenges of making special alone time with each child. . . .
Happy Halloween!
May the force be with you. costumes c/o HalloweenCostumes.com. . . .
Questions of eternal significance: Should teenagers be trick-or-treating?
When I was a freshman in high school, my friends and I got dressed up to go trick-or-treating, just like we had every year since we were little. I decided to go as a goth cheerleader that year . . . a sadly symbolic representation of my inner turmoil over whether I wanted to identify as preppy or alternative. Ah, youth. Anyway, as we made the rounds of the neighborhood, gleeful about the candy we were going to collect, we were met with many a neighbor who questioned our right to be . . .
What i want you to know: I reached out to my daughter’s other family
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by an anonymous reader. What I want you to know is that I am a single mom who reached out to my daughter’s "other" family. I had a perception about what my daughter’s father’s family must . . .
The challenge of coordinating family costumes
When I was growing up, my mom always made matching, themed Halloween costumes for my sisters and I. One year we went as the three blind mice. One year we went as the sisters from Little House on the Prairie. No matter what, we were coordinated. I tried to do this with my own kids but by the time they could talk, they had different plans. All of my kids have strong opinions about their Halloween choice. Every year I throw out lots of creative ideas and every year they go in different . . .
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