Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Happy Mother’s Day! Better Believe It, You Are MOM Enough! So, yesterday I was up late finishing up my take on the TIME magazine breastfeeding cover shot, just in time for Mother’s Day. You know, the one where they call mothers out as being either fanatics or not quite “good enough”, and I couldn’t help thinking [...]
The Good & Bad of TIME Magazine’s Breastfeeding Cover TIME Magazine’s new breastfeeding cover has people up in arms and it’s easy to see why. Not only is she nursing a toddler, a known taboo in much of American culture, but she’s also sexed up in tight pants and a killer confident pose that almost [...]
I just had to share this guest post from Michelle at Balancing Jane on Multicultural Familia. Please do stop by and read it, if you haven’t already. Everything I feel about this campaign is laid out so well in her arguments. Excellent piece! Click the link below to continue to the article. Read on MulticulturalFamilia.com » [...]
Teacher Bullies & Special Needs Children I know that I have so many other things to write about right now, but this topic just won’t leave my mind and I need to put it out there. A couple days ago, I was on my way home from Chicago and I overheard a woman sitting near [...]
Diagnosing My Husband with Dyslexia When I met my husband, I knew there was something different about him. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but he was a bit goofy in social interactions and much kinder and more sensitive then other men I’d met. I wouldn’t have pegged him as being Dyslexic though, since [...]
Dad Speaks Out Against Teachers Who Bullied His Autistic Son I cannot even put into words how happy (for lack of a better word) I am to hear that a story about Autism and abuse at school is getting a national forum this week. This story has brought tears to my eyes. It’s a discussion [...]
Saying ‘NO’ to Abusive Relationships Over the course of a lifetime, it seems that each of us will have to deal with a hurtful or abusive relationship at one point or another. Whether it be an overly critical mother-in-law or an aggressive spouse, we have to find a way to come out above it all [...]
Diagnosing Dyslexia at Age 33 Dyslexia can be a fatal affliction. Part of the problem is that it often goes undiagnosed until adulthood. Because of this, many who suffer from it are left inexplicably wounded by the criticism and abuse that they take throughout their lifetime because they believe that these symptoms are their fault. [...]
World Autism Awareness Day Today is all about Autism awareness. I’ve written a post over on Multicultural Familia and I hope you’ll stop by and share your thoughts. READ THE ARTICLE >> Do you have a loved one with Autism? Do you have a question or something you would like to share? Please leave your [...]
Beyond Trayvon: Race & Justice In America TONIGHT ON CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien hosts a townhall on a controversial event that has gripped the nation: the shooting of Trayvon Martin. In this one hour special, several panels will examine and discuss the facts of the case and the many angles that have come into play including: the [...]
One of the biggest pitfalls of being a wife and mother is the fact that we women tend to put ourselves last. It seems we have this need to help, fix and perfect everything around us, which I feel stems (in large part) from the extreme weight of too many social expectations placed upon [...]
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