It seems that lately my calendar is becoming quite full. I proudly boast to anyone who will listen that I’m a fiancée and mother, full-time employee, graduate student, writer, aspiring life coach, and in my “spare time” I love to volunteer. (To top all of that off, I’m also currently planning my wedding!) How do I [...]
This morning I happened to see Parenting Magazine’s article “9 things you shouldn’t say to your child” on CNN.com. As I read it, it became very clear to me that I’ve said 8 out of those 9 things to my child that I “shouldn’t say.” At first read I was a little defensive. Then my thoughts [...]
I’m a pretty new parent and well, recently I’ve been faced with a whole new challenge. People keep buying my daughter white dolls or toys with white characters on them. I know that when those gifts were given it was a sincere gesture and there was no negative motivation involved. I’m sure they thought the doll was [...]
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Tags: "A Girl Like Me", Brown v. Board of Education, Clark Doll Test, Natural hair 
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It is summertime. I have a six year old and a three year old so going swimming is inevitable. Don’t get me wrong, I love swimming. Getting into a bathing suit though? Not so much. After having kids my body changed….a lot. It’s hard to accept that my body will never quite be the same as it was before. [...]
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