AND SHOW IT BEGINS
No I'm not talking about the Metropolitan Opera, I'm talking about preschool holiday shows. Sure, some schools don't bother, but darnit I'm glad my kid's school does. The season kicks off with the big Halloween [...]
NonBlog Meme
Ebony Mommy tagged me with the NonBlog Meme about a week ago and I've been dreading this post ever since. Part of the reason is that writing is one of the things that moves me, [...]
FROM BUS DRIVER TO HOUSEKEEPER
My son has declared himself our housekeeper. After getting over the initial shame we couldn't be more thrilled. We feel very Upper East Side now, and it's all thanks to the boy. Sure he's four [...]
AS PARENTS, WHAT DO WE EXPECT OF THE MEDIA?
Several bloggers, myself included, have been accused of overreacting to the KFC commercial (featuring a fatherless black family) that we discussed a few posts ago. I don't think that expressing concern about potentially negative images [...]
QUIZ
Lately Devin has been asking a lot of random questions. He seems to be at that dreadful age where kids ask all kinds of questions about things that we don't really think about. He has [...]
AN EXTRA CRISPY REALITY?
I'll admit that I cringe a little every time I see a black person on TV enjoying a piece of fried chicken. Of course I know that I shouldn't, but I also know that stereotypes [...]