My American Meltingpot

Tag: Kinky Gazpacho Family

  • How I Knew El Esposo was ‘The One’

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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, If you’ve read my memoir, Kinky Gazpacho, then you already know this story. I apologize in advance. But yesterday was el esposo‘s birthday and that fact always takes me back to the beginning of our relationship. Here’s why. So, just to recap, I met el esposo many moons ago when I was…

  • Black History Beyond Borders: Martín de Porres

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I figured for the rest of the short month of February, I’d use the Meltingpot to highlight some Black history facts that most people don’t know about, paying particular attention to the Black heroes and heroines who made their mark beyond US borders. First up is Martín de Porres. Claim To Black…

  • Five Simple Reasons Why I Don’t Do Playdates

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    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 I have anything against the playdate and I’m not a Tiger Mother like Amy Chua who forbids her children from fraternizing with ‘Western’ kids. But I have…

  • Picture Perfect Memories from Down South

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, I’m back from a week spent in a tiny town in North Carolina where my parents have decided to retire. Yes, all three of their grown children live in Philadelphia and yes, they chose to relocate to North Carolina, but I’m not angry. Yes, I am, but I vowed to let…

  • Redefining Success:Looking Back at 2012 and Ahead to 2013

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    Lori Tharps
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    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. It’s hard for me as a journalist to do that sometimes, but I’m trying. Last night I wrote a long entry in my journal and realized it…

  • Happy Holidays from Ms. Meltingpot

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas had a joyful and peace filled holiday. Ms. Meltingpot and her Kinky Gazpacho family certainly did. We ate, drank and made merry. I think we actually ate too much. I had plans to cook a fabulous Christmas Eve dinner, but by the time Monday…

  • My Name is Not Florence Nightingale

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I think the Kinky Gazpacho family is cursed. It seems that every year around this time — yes, right before the holidays — we get sick. And when I say ‘we’ I mean the whole entire Kinky Gazpacho clan. And we were doing so well this year. *sigh* But yesterday, right on…

  • Black Mom, White Baby

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    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 I plan to catch it online or on rerun at my sister’s house), I thought I’d share a funny story with you. So, last week babygirl and…

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