Multiracial motherhood, love, language & culture.
I’m excited to write this post today in celebration of my 4-year wedding anniversary. As I reflect on our time together, I think back to the beginning of our relationship when my husband and I were just getting to know one another. From the very beginning, one of the main pillars of our relationship has […]
There are many positives I can share with you about being the second-born in the family, like how you are being cared for by a pro mom who won’t let you fall off the bed like she did with her first baby. Or how I think I got this parenting thing under control and won’t […]
Six months ago, something big happened in your life. Shortly after your second birthday, you got promoted to big brother and were no longer an only child. Whether you understood the significance of this event at the time, you surpassed all the expectations I had for you and behaved like a champ. When you came to […]
From the very beginning, my husband and I agreed that we wanted to speak to our kids solely in Spanish. This was a no-brainer as we knew they would pick up English by speaking with other family members and friends, by watching TV, and eventually going to school. So at home, we speak mainly Spanish […]
I’ve often heard that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. Whether it’s scientifically proven to be true or not, it’s worth a try, right? I mean, what do I have to lose? I know a lot of us want simple solutions to our problems. If I do this for just 21 […]
Raising multiracial children ain’t that different from raising children who are, well, not multiracial. We have ups and downs like any other parent would – from spit ups and pull-ups to meltdowns and touchdown moments, there are tantrums, poopy diapers, milk spills, juice spills, potty training, Paw Patrol marathons, and Elmo sing-alongs. So why write […]
Lately, I have been trying to find a balance on the types of topics I post about. As you can imagine, writing about topics like race, ethnicity, language, and culture can sometimes be heavily charged with controversy, strong emotions and even politics. While I want this blog to be light-hearted and with a positive tone, […]
When I was a sophomore in college, I saw a poster announcing Cuban-American author Cristina Garcia as the keynote speaker of that year’s Latino Heritage Month celebration. Her lecture was titled “Living in the Hyphen.” Naïve as I was during those critical years of my life, I didn’t know what the title meant. It was […]
One of my favorite things about being a parent, and especially a new parent, is the ability to hug, hold, kiss, smell, stare at and smooch my babies whenever I want and for as long as I want (something I couldn’t do if they weren’t mine, otherwise it would be creepy). And if you are […]
When we moved into our new house last fall, I was excited to have a “blank canvas” to decorate. It was around this time that I also became obsessed with DIY Home Décor pins on Pinterest. I had so many ideas for different things I could do around the house from gallery walls to upcycled […]