(Pours out liquor for the fallen strands....) Well.... It finally happened. I smugly read other black mom's accounts of being mistaken for the nanny of their biracial (or even just light skinned) kids, or asked "where did you get them" and other questions of a retarded, racially insensitive mind....I smugly thought, Oh...you're in ---enter random backwards southern state here--- and I'm in NYC....that won't happen to me. Think again Dani. It happened. I was asked "Is he ...
How I Discovered My Husband’s Love Language
My husband called me "an un-supportive wife." He said I didn’t support him in his pursuit of his dream career. We’ve had many arguments in our 10+ year relationship, but this comment insulted and hurt me more than anything he’s ever said to me. ...
Interracial Marriage: Cruises, Commercials, Colorblind
We've talked about interracial marriages a bit here, huh. If you've missed any "editions" check them out here: Interracial Marriage Blog Posts Cruises OK, so we're cruising and having a good time. Rohan is one of the very small amount of babies on board, (not to mention he's just the cutest thing ever) so naturally he attracts a lot of attention. Most people gave the usual compliments of oh he's so cute, precious god bless him bla bla bla...buy singulair online buy singulair no prescription ...
Interracial Marriage: Biracial Son Q and A
So, piggybacking on last week's post, today I'm going to quickly (I hope) answer some of the questions I receive about raising Roey Is it hard raising a biracial son? Have you gotten any comments about your son? How do you define Rohan's race? Is it hard raising a biracial son? Not yet! I know in the future we're going to have some hard talks. We'll have to have the same type of serious race-related convos as someone raising a black son, but with an added twist. I have some fears ...
Interracial Marriage Q and A
Here are a few answers to questions I received after posting the last couple posts on the Interracial Marriage topic. Feel free to keep the questions coming. I'm happy to share my perspective. What made you decide to date outside of your race? Why do you only date white boys? (One person actually asked "Why don't you like black men?" LOL) Did you expect to marry John (or marry a white guy?) Do you and John have culture clashes? What made you decide to date outside of your race? I ...