Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Swim Parks & Summer Memories When I was growing up, it was the beach. We were always there every weekend and even on the weekdays during the hottest weeks. But here in Sioux Falls, we don’t have Lake Michigan…we have water parks. Sometimes I still miss the beach. I miss picking out our spot, laying [...]
Racial Profiling, Stereotypes & Self-Preservation Sometimes I get emotional thinking about where my husband could’ve ended up…where he could still end up. We once lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Not many people know of it, but it was a place where I stayed up late nights to be sure my husband came home. We lived in [...]
Women on Motorcycles? YES. Life never fails to produce teachable moments. Today, we were driving around town and Lily quickly turned toward me (I was riding in the backseat with her) and said, “Look mama, that lady’s on a motorcycle without a husband!” She pointed behind us to a woman in her 40′s in a [...]
Britax FREE RIDE is back! Buy a B-READY Stroller & Get a Britax Freebie! Britax has brought back their FREE RIDE® event after a super successful run last year! Give baby the ride that grows with them by purchasing a B-Ready stroller (Britax’s most versitle stroller!) and pairing it with a FREE gift! :) What [...]
First Time Flying This is a Multicultural Mondays post! To join in, CLICK HERE for details and come back to this post to add your link! :) Last week I wrote about my first time flying and what it was like psychologically to embark on my first flight, that I had somehow deemed an impossibility long ago. It [...]
First Time Flying So, many of you may not know this, but this year I turned 30 and it was my first time ever flying in an airplane. Strange enough, the image above was not my first time flying, but my 12th flight this year and the first time that I felt comfortable enough to [...]
Awesome Britax Accessories Gift Pack Giveaway! Time for a great giveaway! Some of you know that I’m a member of the Britax Latina Advisory Board and because of that, I get to share an awesome giveaway with you all today! If you’re a Britax user, you know how fab their accessories are and you probably [...]
Parenting Awareness: ‘Race’ Talk #2 Some of you might remember not long ago that I wrote the first in a series of ‘race talks’ with my daughter about skin color. Read it here » Parenting Awareness: ‘Race’ Talk #1 So today, my daughter prompted a second discussion about race…this one is slightly different than the original skin [...]
What are your favorite food memories? Do you have a favorite food memory? A snack or meal that you just couldn’t live without because it takes you back to an important time or place in your life? Learn how you can participate in Multicultural Mondays. Most of the time, we think about these favorite foods during [...]
How do you celebrate birthdays & holidays? I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to post the topic ahead of time, but I got you for next week. You can join in next Monday with a post about food…anything relating food to culture! We’d love to hear about your favorite foods, recipe successes and disasters [...]
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