MixtKids

One Mom's journey to raise empowered mixed-race children

Tag: pj

Last day of school….SAY WHAT!?!

It’s a bittersweet day.  My big girl is right now, sitting in class, with all the other 1st graders of room 7 and attending their last day of school.  For PJ, it’s a happy day, but very sad as well.  We bought a house in a different elementary boundary, so she will leave the 1st […]

Enough with the “good hair” comments already!

Obviously, I’m not black, but my girls are mixtkids and their father is black.  So, I know all about this “good hair” thing that is so much a part of the black community.  Both have curls and lots of them.  My oldest not only has a lot of curls, but a lot of hair [thanks […]

I meant what I said and I said what I meant…

Yes, today I’m gonna make out the “handwritten” thank you notes for MJ’s party and our house warming.  It seems like so much work, but I said I would do it and I will.  Besides, it sets a good example for PJ and I’m all about setting examples.  It’s not everyday that I can actually […]