Tag: Family Life
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Love in the time of Corona
Hello Meltingpot Community, What did you do this weekend? Me? I officiated my little brother’s wedding. Via Zoom. He was in Baltimore, I was in Philadelphia. But despite the physical distance between us, and the coldness of a computer screen, we still managed to have a meaningful, multicultural celebration of love. It was my first…
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Why Did I Watch Outbreak Last Night?
Hello Meltingpot Community, Please reach through your computer screen and slap me. Hard. Last night, in the spirit of family bonding, I watched Outbreak with son number two. He’s fifteen and loves horror films. I don’t. Needless to say, we have very different taste in movies. I do like thrillers though, so I agreed to…
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MAMP Podcast Ep. #22: Alzheimer’s Doesn’t Discriminate
On episode 22 of My American Meltingpot, we talk about the sixth leading cause of death in America, Alzheimer’s. After all, November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Alzheimer’s doesn’t discriminate. And yes, we talk about statistics and studies, but because this is the Meltingpot, what we’re really focused on is the impact Alzheimer’s has…
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Meet the New Member of the Meltingpot Family
Hello Dear Readers, Please excuse my absence this week. I didn’t mean to abandon the meltingpot, but when I woke up on Monday morning, I had no idea my life was about to change. So…what had happened was. (Warning: This is a long-ass post, so settle in and get comfortable.) MY FIRST MISTAKE My kids…
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Yo, Is That Colorist?: Australian Newscaster Praises Light Skin Twin
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I think you all know I’m working on a book called Same Family, Different Colors where I’m looking at skin color variations in nuclear families and how those skin color differences affect family dynamics. Often times I’m hearing stories about minute variations between brown and browner, but every now and again there…
