Category: Parenting and Family
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Flashback Friday: “Not the Nanny Syndrome Doesn’t Discriminate”
Hi Meltingpot Readers, In a few weeks I am going to have a big, exciting announcement to make. It’s about my writing life, so don’t think I’m going to tell you all the sex of my unborn child. That train has long left the station. In the meantime, I’ll give you a clue by linking…
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My Kid has Mixie Hair and I Don’t: A Confessional
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Last week, I wrote an essay for xoJane about my absolute lack of hair styling prowess when it comes to my daughter’s hair. It was a true confession for all the world to see and critique, but I was happy to see that of the over 100 comments, most people only had…
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Asian Baby Dolls: Where Are They?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Consider this an open thread. In other words, I don’t have any answers, but I’d love to hear what you have to say on this subject. So, now that I have my very own babygirl, I’ve started paying attention to dolls again. As a child, I loved my baby dolls and stuffed…
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“Forty, French and Fabulous”
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’m not sure if I mentioned that I turned 40 earlier this year. Yes, it’s true. I was going to have a grand celebration to recognize this milestone, but then I got too busy and the fact of the matter was, I didn’t really think it was such a big deal. I…
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Is Ms. Meltingpot “Maxed Out?”
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I don’t know if you all know that I’m on the tenure track here at Temple University, which means there are a lot of hoops I have to jump through in the next two years in order to keep my job. I also, as you know, have three fantastic children, a husband…
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Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free: The Way We Eat Now
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, this weekend we celebrated all three of our Kinky Gazpacho kids with a family party at casa nuestra. My parents came up, my sister, brother and cousins were here. We had a full house and it was really lovely. El esposo manned the grill and my mom and I made a…
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Wednesday Round-Up:Selena Gomez, Really?, “The Burden of Being Black,” & Babygirl’s Birthday!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today is a special day in the Kinky Gazpacho household. It’s babygirl’s birthday! I can’t believe she’s two already! I can still remember the day I found out I was pregnant with her, yet interestingly, I hardly remember the whirlwind that was the first 24 months of her life. Luckily, I write…
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Talking About Trayvon Martin with My Sons
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I know some of you don’t live in the United States, but still you’re probably aware that all eyes are on a particular courtroom in Sanford, Florida right now. Newspapers, social media, the nightly news and everybody’s grandma is talking about the Zimmerman trial as the lawyers wrap up their closing arguments…
