Category: Parenting and Family
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Diverse Children Need Books with Diverse Characters
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Everybody who has been following this blog for awhile, knows I love books. I love books like peanut butter loves jelly. I’d be lost without a book by my side at all times. And as such, I have tried to foster the same love of books and reading that I have, in…
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The Tooth Fairy vs El Ratoncito Perez: My Bicultural Family Life
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Yesterday at school, babygirl’s first tooth fell out. Yes, she’s almost seven-and-a-half. Yes, that’s rather late for a first tooth. Yes, all of my children are like this. And yes, as a bicultural household, we had the discussion last night as to who would collect the tooth, the Tooth Fairy or el…
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Five Racist Halloween Costumes to Always Avoid
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Halloween is just around the corner, so I thought I should take this opportunity to remind parents that there are some costumes that should be avoided because they could be considered racist. Now, I know, dear readers, that most of you would never dream of putting your child into a racist Halloween…
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Summer’s Over and We’re Heading Back to School
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Sorry for the late post, but today I was busy from 6am to 8pm in full-on mommy mode. Getting three kids out the door for the first day of school, complete with silly photos and a few tears, takes a lot of time and energy. This year I have a freshman in…
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Babygirl’s Birthday, Books and My Body
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Tomorrow is a big day for so many delicious reasons. Let’s just list them all. 1. It’s babygirl’s birthday! My little munchkin is going to be seven years old! I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. It seems like just yesterday I was posting on this blog about her actual birth. And now, this…
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Parenting Mixed-Race Kids is Still Just Parenting
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I have a confession to make. Both of my boys are away at summer programs for the rest of July and I am soooo happy. Yes, I am freely admitting here on the world-wide web, that my life is infinitely more peaceful without three children. That seems pretty obvious; parenting one sweet,…
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Travel Call: Where Are You Going this Summer?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, As you read these words, imagine me in a car heading home from a quick road trip to Detroit. (FYI: Quick means nine hours both ways.) What was Ms. Meltingpot doing in Detroit? Dropping Son #1 off for a three-week, pre-college program at the College of Creative Studies. Son #1 one wants…
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Raising Bilingual Kids with Mixed Results
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I used to joke that the only reason I married el esposo was because I wanted my children to be bilingual. While that clearly wasn’t the only reason I married my husband, I was dead serious about wanting my children to speak Spanish fluently. Luckily, el esposo was just as committed as…
