Annika got mistaken for a boy at the park the other day. I guess the fact that she was wearing a black T-shirt and blue shoes won out over her blue nail polish and turquoise pants bespeckled with butterflies. Those kinds of mistakes just make me laugh a little. At least they are the kinds [...]
Categories: Bi-racial, Motherhood, Parenting, Racism
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Tags: Anger, Bi-racial
I fully admit that my fashion sense has been slipping away gradually for the last several years. I really don’t care. But lately I’ve been wondering if I’m one of those people. That person who people look at and go, hasn’t she seen a fashion magazine in the last decade? Or does she go out [...]
Categories: Motherhood, Parenting
| Tags: Motherhood, Random crap
Late last week Better Homes and Gardens blogger Heather W. posted The 10 commandments of dining with little kids. If you clicked that link, you will have noticed that the headline now reads 9 commandments. They changed it. Quietly. Over the weekend when online activity is generally decreased. Is it just me, or doesn’t it [...]
Categories: Parenting
So, even though I am still a tiny ass little fish in the big blogging sea, somebody likes me and I got an award! Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Before I write anymore I should tell you. I’m drunk. Yep. Well, good and buzzed anyway. I did it on purpose. See, one of the potential requirements of accepting this [...]
Categories: Addiction, Alcoholism, Parenting, Texas
| Tags: Drunk blogging/Dr-logging
The other day Toyin asked Annika what color her hair was, she responded, (to my surprise) “Brown!” To me, her hair looks black. To Toyin, it looks brown. Her hair, just like her identity, will look to each side of the cultural equation, more like the other one. I realized recently that I have already [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
As a former journalist I defend the media whenever I get the chance. Sure, it has its problems, but it’s a tough job. HOWEVER, sometimes, the media gets involved in things they have no business being involved in. Like talking to children. About racism. Monday night CNN aired the first part of a series called, [...]
Categories: Parenting, Racism, Uncategorized, White bias
| Tags: Annika, Racism, White bias
True to form, I am late in posting this, by one day (or two depending on how you see it). I realized around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night that I didn’t mention Mother’s Day on my blog. Where I mostly write about being a mom and most of my readers are moms. Yeah. I figured that [...]
Categories: Parenting, Uncategorized
On our way to Port Aransas this weekend we stopped in the tiny town of McCoy, Texas. We stopped so I could use the facilities at a little barbecue joint where a guy was settin’ outside actually cooking the meat on a grill. The owner of the place was super friendly and made sure to [...]
Categories: Texas, Travel, Uncategorized
Last night as we drove south on Highway 37 toward Port Aransas, we passed by what Toyin and I guessed was an oil refinery. It stretched for several miles and was lit up like a small city. The individual lights burned brightly like Christmas lights on a tree, glowing with serenity. The steam pumped out [...]
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner and thinking about it, I am reminded of a wonderful little bundle of joy I was given last year. No, not Annika. That was two years ago. Yep, she was born the day before Mother’s Day. It was definitely the best Mother’s Day gift I have ever gotten [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
