Hatred is the anger of the weak. – Alphonse Daudet
This is just begging to be a Co-Parenting 101 Quote of the Day. So very, very true.
There are few people in the world that I hate (or have hated), and in every case, I felt that way because I believed I lacked power to change my [...]
I have hit the motherhood trifecta. I am a mama by birth, by adoption, and, in exactly 80 days, I will become a stepmama. So, I’m thinking about stepmotherhood a lot these days, and of course, reading books by stepmoms. Books like…
First things first: Let’s clear up any misconceptions you may have [...]
Getting married is nothing; it is assuming the responsibility of marriage that counts.—Haitian proverb
Like hopefully anyone who remarries, TechBoo and I are very conscious of “doing it better” the second time around. So the above proverb from Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs really resonates. Over on Co-Parenting101.or, we’re giving away a copy of Lifelines, [...]
(photo jacked from PPR_Scribe’s blog entry)
Yesterday, my sister-friend PPR_Scribe who blogs at This So-Called Post-Post-Racial Life updated her excellent blog series, “Working with Black Women”. I am hanging on her every word…check it out! Part 1, Part 2
Mother’s Day, by the book
Looking for smart reading while this blog is on semi-hiatus? Then surf on over to This So-Called-Post-Post-Racial Life. The PPR Scribe writes about “life, culture, and politics in the Obama age.” Excellent analysis, savvy commentary, and Old School Fridays? What’s not to love???
More good news…Check out my interview with Talibah Mbonisi of WeParent here.
…with one of my favorite people in the world, over at CoParenting101.
I’d like you to turn your attention to one of my blog-sisters, a fellow AntiRacistParent, and a fellow Yalie: Liana Roxanne Clark. She is a mom, maintains a wonderful blog, AND is a teen doc and medical director. Her latest post, “On Being Clean”, advocates for getting rid of the false “dirty/clean” dichotomy when we [...]
