After my bitch and moan session in last week’s blog post, I figured y’all deserved to see the evidence. Here we are, all geared up as Daphne and Velma. Fyi, the Daphne costume came from eBay, and the only thing Annika really liked about it was the wig. She LOVES this wig. I think it’s [...]
Categories: Life, Motherhood
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Tags: Annika, Holidays, Motherhood, Random crap
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A little over two weeks ago, Annika started her first full day of school. It was a day I’ve dreamed of many times. Not that I was looking forward to her growing up and going away from me. I dreamed of the time when she would go to school, I think, more of as a [...]
Categories: Montessori, Uncategorized
| Tags: Annika, Motherhood, School
I took a blogging vacation and a much longer one than I had anticipated. I didn’t mean to; it just sort of happened. I had a million topics that I wanted to write about. And then I didn’t. Since Annika was starting her first year of full-time school this year, in the last month of [...]
Categories: Motherhood, Uncategorized
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We are done. Finally. After four years, exactly four years. Annika is done nursing. We made a deal a few months ago that on her fourth birthday she would be done nursing. It still trips me out that we nursed this long. Even for me, a kid who was nursed for at least three years, [...]
Categories: Attachment Parenting, Uncategorized
| Tags: Annika, Breastfeeding, Extended Breastfeeding, Motherhood
Oh my god. I never thought I’d be the type of mom who would go overboard with my kid’s birthday. It turns out. I am just that mom. Somehow, I can’t manage to fit in the time to mop my kitchen floor or clean the toilets even once a month (oh my god, did I [...]
Categories: Life, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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Racial topics. Brown skin.
Categories: Bi-racial, Motherhood, Racial Identity, Uncategorized
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I have this belief that if I explain all things to my daughter in an age appropriate manner that will make me a good mom. I was a very curious child and often, the explanations I got about stuff were lacking, in my young opinion. So when Annika asks me a question, I always try [...]
Categories: Austin, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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One night not too long ago, Annika and I were lying in bed. I was waiting for her to drift off when I noticed that the metal chain on the ceiling fan was catching a tiny bit of light from the outside every few seconds as it twirled. I immediately had a GREAT idea. (You [...]
Categories: Failure, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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To my surprise, Annika popped the big question to me the other day. “Mommy, is Santa Claus real?” I stammered for moment, wondering what to say. It had never occurred to me that she would ask at such a young age. I guess my critical nature is rubbing off on her. Let me just say, [...]
Categories: Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized
| Tags: Annika, Holidays, Motherhood
Annika is going to get on a plane without me for the first time tomorrow morning. She and Toyin are going to Michigan for Thanksgiving. They will be gone for three days. Tomorrow marks the first of many things. Our first holiday apart; her first trip on a plane without me; her first trip visiting [...]
Categories: Single motherhood, Travel, Uncategorized
| Tags: Annika, co-parenting, Holidays, Motherhood, Single Mom
