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Loving Day 2013: Multi-Cultural Family Reflection

June 13, 2013 By Vanessa 3 Comments

Do you celebrate Loving Day? I have written about Loving Day since the beginnings of this blog. It's mission is rooted in a historical legal moment in our country and the play on words (the interracial couple being persecuted actually had the last name of Loving... how crazy is that?) makes me way too excited. And, I have a multi cultural family with biracial babies, making the day even that much more relevant to our family legacy. But the meaning of Loving Day and its relevance to how I mother my children has changed over the years. My motherhood has matured, much like the Loving Day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Traditions & Legacy Tagged With: Bicultural Life, Biracial, family legacy, Loving Day

Celebrating Black History for Kids with Doc McStuffins

February 11, 2013 By Vanessa 1 Comment

Black History for Kids, All Kids It's Black History Month, and while Daddy D and I do our part to teach age appropriate lessons of black history for kids anytime of year, they're even more prudent during the month of February. Fact finding, enjoying literature, thoughtful discussions are all ways to engage your child in honor of Black History Month. Understanding our past is crucial to building a more tolerant legacy for the future. But even if you aren't teaching black history, an interesting thing is taking place: its happening anyway. Building a Tolerant Legacy Growing up, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bicultural Life, Biracial, black fatherhood, Race Talk

MLK Quotes to Raise Your Kids By

January 21, 2013 By Vanessa 1 Comment

The fact of the matter is, there is still plenty of intolerance in this world. Insanely ugly people that judge others based on skin color. Well, to them I say, fill your tiny little peanut brains with some decency and humanity. Perhaps even some intelligence. When you judge me, do so according to my character; what I've said and done, or how I've made you feel. Not because I'm Latino, and my husband African American. I'm not perfect, but my skin color has little bearing on that. Until our world is the utopia I wish for my children, I lean heavily on my favorite MLK quotes. Not just today, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Traditions & Legacy Tagged With: Bicultural Life, Biracial, mlk quotes, Race Talk

Love Letter to my 7 Month Old Baby Boy

November 15, 2012 By Vanessa Leave a Comment

Love Letters to My Son Sweet Sebastian, Boy oh boy. You are every bit of boy-hood that I expected you to be! As a 7 month old baby, you are such a love bug, a true mama's boy, but so very active!! I certainly don't remember your sister being this active! Even with all the new excitement, I always hoped to have a boy like you - rough and tumble, yet sweet to the core. Sebastian is definitely coming into his own, physically and in terms of your personality. Writing these love letters to my son become more important with each passing month. So what exactly is going on with this 7 month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Love Letters Tagged With: Biracial, Family Memoir, Love Letter, Sebastian

A Little Girl’s Summer of Dresses

September 13, 2012 By Vanessa 2 Comments

As our weather cools and winter approaches, a shift in my little girl's wardrobe is inevitable. The collection of summer dresses that has been our clothing staple will turn to sweaters, cardigans and jeans. But when the weather is hot and the hues of our world are bight, this little girl enjoys the ease and flow of a summer dress more than any other piece of clothing. Alina has a collection of summer dresses. She has her favorites, as do I, which are usually the toddler dresses that make a definitive statement while keeping true to age appropriate expectations. Although I love the sweet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Traditions & Legacy Tagged With: Alina, Biracial, Family Memoir, Kid Fashion

Alina’s Love Letter: Two And A Half Years Old

July 16, 2012 By Vanessa 7 Comments

Mi Querida Hija, El amor mas grande de mi vida, Today's letter is a bit difficult for your old mama to write. After today, you will be half a year closer to three years old, and for many days before this one, I've realized that your baby moments are all but gone. Giving birth to you has changed my life in ways I could have never imagined: you've given me the reason to be more honest, more vulnerable, more humble, more courageous. I am so much more the person I've always wanted to be because of the desire to do my best by you. So as you turn the definitive corner to kid-hood, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Love Letters Tagged With: Alina, Bicultural Life, Biracial, Love Letter