When children don’t “match”
In my area adoption is quite common. We joke that you never know what parent belongs to what child. There are biracial couples with birth children that may not “match” one parent or look like either of...
View ArticleHumor as a defense mechanism – Answering annoying questions
A Caucasian adoptive parent of an African American child asked how to handle questions of those who ask about his adopting, origin, his story: I don’t want him to feel like the poster child of...
View ArticlePigs feet, Turnip greens and more…Questions about traditional foods…
So I was thinking about the parents some of my older relatives eat and the reasons the foods became a part of our culture. Turnip greens – It seems with all “greens” it boils down to the fact that as...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of “Soul Food”– comment on health
A CC visitor to the site asked about the stories behind soul food. I found a site which may prove helpful and I welcome the comments of others. However, I must say that I’d suggest attendance at a...
View ArticleDiabetes – a family tradition
FACT: Blacks with diabetes are more likely than whites to have a major health risk: uncontrolled blood sugar. I’ve found many studies that confirm this, but none that answer the question “why?” Of...
View ArticleOpen Invitation for Questions – story of my southern grandma
I have been wanting to write about my family, and families that have made an impact in my life, for quite some time, and hence I’ve embarked on starting a few blogs. The daily process of writing small...
View ArticleHair changes from birth –“the kitchen,”“the pick,”“pressing hair”
A Caucasian mom asked about the hair texture of African American newborns. Basically wanting to know if it was common that hair started out straight and changed and why was it different in the back....
View ArticleReflection on my dark skin
Blue black. Jet black. Red bone. Chocolate. Mocha. Honey. High yellow. These aren’t flavors of ice cream or candy. These are names I’ve heard for the complexion of African American skin. I’m sure there...
View ArticleFoster children – white kids in a black home, pt.1
It was about 15 years ago. Still, I remember the day we received the phone call. There were two children that needed a home. A brother and a sister. I was too young for my mother to share any details...
View ArticlePapa’s Merchant Marine’s Recollections. pt. 1
This is about my Papa’s recollections of being in the Merchant Marines. My Papa is my mother’s father. WWII 1945, Columbia River in Oregon, out of 50 officers, there was one black lieutenant, who...
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