Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Coping with Toxic Relationships I read a great article yesterday, one that I would recommend to anyone stepping into a committed relationship, but most of all to those in interracial and intercultural relationships. These tips for dealing with in-laws are true life savers, so be sure to read them before it’s too late! For those already wounded [...]
Unique Challenges for Interracial Couples One of the disadvantages of being an interracial couple is the fact that you have to bite your tongue so often in order to get by unscathed. There is so much more that can be said on this blog, but I can’t help feel like I’m always holding back on certain topics…stuck [...]
Today is Valentine’s Day! It’s also the Black History Month and the day that HBO will premier the Loving Story, so I wanted to do something special for this day. Inspired by two great posts from fellow blogueras, Latinaish and Unknown Mami, I decided to create a graphic for mixed families. Enjoy! :)
Today is Multicultural Monday! This is the first of a weekly multicultural blog hop geared toward individuals who want to share a piece of their multicultural life with the rest of us. Join in by writing up a post about something multicultural (this week’s topic is INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS) and adding your post url to [...]
How we met… I was working at a local amusement park for my second summer in a row when I met my husband. Like usual, I was making my rounds, taking surveys of local guests, in order to find out what they did or didn’t like about the park. I always saw lots of thirsty [...]
Image Credit: Flickr / themaccraic-david My husband and I had an interesting conversation about difficulties in our relationship as an interracial couple, the challenges that he’s faced with job discrimination and education. I really enjoy doing these podcasts with hubby and it’s been a while since I’ve posted one, but we’ve still been recording them [...]
Image Credit: Flickr / peevee@ds Coping with Toxic Relationships I read a great article yesterday, one that I would recommend to anyone stepping into a committed relationship, but most of all to those in interracial and intercultural relationships. These tips for dealing with in-laws are true life savers if you read them in time, but if [...]
[image source] The biggest proponent of racism is the silence that white families often have when it comes to discussing race. The simplest explanation for why this silence furthers racism, is that prejudice and stereotypes can never be overcome unless we take the actions necessary to disprove them in our hearts and minds. Growing [...]
Hey, in case you missed the news…today is ‘Loving Day’! What the heck does that mean? Well, Loving Day is the celebration of a victory for interracial couples. You see, back in the day…not so long ago…interracial marriage was illegal. That is, until the Lovings came along. When they couldn’t legally marry in Virginia, [...]
Common Challenges for Interracial Couples One of the disadvantages of being an interracial couple is the fact that you have to bite your tongue so often in order to get by unscathed. There is so much more that can be said on this blog, but I can’t help feel like I’m always holding back on certain topics…stuck [...]
A couple of days ago, I wrote about how becoming an insider among another race can make you an outsider with your own. Today, I wanted to talk about the flip-side of being an insider…the second edge of the sword that often cuts interracial couples and multiracial individuals just as deep. Combining race, culture, religion [...]
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