I recently got an email asking about how what words children should use when describing someone who is Black, and I thought it was a great question. With her permission I'm sharing it here. Dear Kristen, I recently heard my (white) 4th-grade son refer to another kid from a soccer team as the “African” kid. This was simply to describe who he was talking about. My hope is that he somehow knows the term African America, and just left off “-American” But reality is that I . . .
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What I want you to know about secondary infertility
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 Carly. My husband and I -- after nearly a year of trying -- conceived a beautiful, healthy daughter, who has born after an extremely difficult pregnancy.Shortly before our marriage, I . . .
16 things you learn as an adoptive family
1. You will stress out. NBC NBC Adding a new life to your family is always a huge adjustment, and adoption is no exception. Sure, you may avoid the pregnancy waddle and stretch marks and hormones, but those stressors will be replaced with mounds of paperwork and anxiety as you wait for “the call.” And then you will wait some more. But oh, how it’s worth it. 2. You will never forget “the call.” FOX Or the email, in some cases, when you first . . .
The time my kids did my makeup for a Buzzfeed video
Last week a friend of mine who works for Buzzfeed asked if my kids and I wanted to take part in a video they were making. I love Buzzfeed videos. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. If my kids ever feel like I embarrass them on the internet, vengeance is theirs today. . . .
What I want you to know about postpartum depression
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 Amy Kim. If you have ever suffered from depression, whether it was circumstantial or you have a history of depression, you understand how painfully difficult it is just to get . . .
That’s what SHE said: Our mommy problem, prostitution solutions, adoption truths, and more . . .
Born Again | Mamalode I would agonize over my intense and pointless guilt. Why hadn’t I found her sooner? She would dwell on the anger of my having not carried her inside of me. She had replaced her birth mother with me, and I could also be replaced. I could leave her, but she would try and leave me first. I would hold her closer the further she pulled away until she would finally break in half; the release, the fear and happiness all mixed together in a messy and desperate cry. The Avon World . . .
Friday Finds
1. Denim jacket | Zulily 2. Fair-trade hand woven scarf| Etsy 3. Hooded coat | Old Navy 4. Gemstone candle | Anthropologie 5. Chalkboard wall calendar| Calendars.com 6. Fruit salad with yogurt dressing| Coolmompicks 7. Bobbi-Toads shoes | Bobbi-Toads paintable shoes 8. Black star belted dress | Ruum 9. Nügg | Revitalizing face mask . . .
What I want you to know about my husband’s spinal cord injury
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 Ashley. On July 9, 2011, my world changed. My husband of four years (and partner for over eleven) was in a bicycling accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Before the . . .
“It’s only hair” and other lies
This post is sponsored by Hairfinity. "It's only hair" is an adage spoken only by a person who has never really had a bad haircut. Confession: I have been in various stages of growing my bangs out since age 12. My mom was rather liberal in the hair department and basically gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted to it: Sun-In, perms, cutting it myself . . . it was open season at my house. I spent many a Saturday giving myself or my friends perms, and I was always hacking away at my own . . .
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