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Welcome to the Meltingpot!
My name is Lori L. Tharps but around here I go by Ms. Meltingpot. I am a Black woman married to a Spanish man, raising two brown boys and a beige babygirl. I am an author and a professor. My life is pretty colorful. You wanna hear about it? Here goes...
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Tag Archives: Third Child
Tween and Toddler Temper Tantrums? Just Say No!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, a couple of weeks ago there was an opinion piece written in the New York Times by a childless man who had some choice [..]
My Babies are in the World
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, babygirl went to her first day of daycare today. I cried. She didn’t. She was so excited to play with little people in a [..]
Five Simple Reasons Why I Don’t Do Playdates
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I have a confession to make. My children might turn out to be complete social misfits because Ms. Meltingpot doesn’t do playdates. It’s not like [..]
Redefining Success:Looking Back at 2012 and Ahead to 2013
Hi Meltingpot Readers, As you know, I’ve been struggling to share more of my personal life here on this blog. You know, bring more me to the Meltingpot. [..]
Spanish Cheese, Babygirl and Eczema
Hi Meltingpot Readers, You can call me crazy, but I diagnosed babygirl with a dairy sensitivity, even though no one else in the family has any problem with [..]
Black Mom, White Baby
Hi Meltingpot Readers, In honor of last night’s airing of CNN’s Who is Black in America (which I have not seen yet, because I don’t have cable. But [..]
This Black Girl Runs
I admit it. I don’t like running, even though I ran track and cross country in middle and high school. And even though my gym teacher told me [..]
Meltingpot Mary and Her Little Lamb
Everybody knows Ms. Meltingpot loves books like a chunky boy loves cake. And of course, I want my kids to share my love for the written word. Babygirl [..]