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Children’s Book Review: Shades Of Black
As a transracial, adoptive parent, there are many things my husband and I can share with our son, The Littlest E, unconditional love, nurturing, caring, etc. We can teach him compassion, empathy, how to be a good, loving person, and what we know about life. We can share with him our hobbies and joys, and the usual everyday things parents share, teach and show their children. One thing we can’t share with him is our…
First Haircut, A Cultural Experience
As many of you know if you’ve been following my blog, my son, The Littlest E, is originally from Ethiopia. My husband and I adopted him almost 18 months ago and it’s been an amazing journey. There are so many things that go along with transracial adoption; one of them is a haircut. I am part of an online group of moms who have adopted from Ethiopia and there was a discussion about hair products…
Talking To The Pillow
With the Christmas holiday behind us, it’s time to write about a lively topic for parents of toddlers – tantrums. I’m not sure how many of you experienced your child having a holiday meltdown or tantrum. As my son, The Littlest E, gets more into being 2, he’s stepped up the feet stomping, especially when he isn’t allowed to watch something with Daddy on the iPad or look at pictures on Mommy’s iPhone, doesn’t get…
YOU’RE NOT GROWN YET
So me and the wife had this debate about how to raise a little girl. Man, I feel like I’m walking down this fatherhood conversation gauntlet every time my wife responds to me. LOL I don’t really believe in anything greatly different for boys than girls. At least not today. It seems like young men are often encouraged to live out their truth and are championed for exploring. It seems that society often places a…
Indoor Play Spaces: Little Gems For A Rainy Or Hot Day
My son, The Littlest E, and I recently spent part of a rainy day at an indoor play space to get out of the house and do something different. I have to admit when I first heard about indoor play spaces for young children, I was a bit biased against the idea. I have no logical explanation as to why, except possible snobbery with anything trendy (Twilight and Harry Potter being my exceptions). Over the…
My 21st Century Child
Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, technology was pretty cool (or so we thought). In the ’70s cassettes and VHS became popular, along with arcade and video games. Remember when the video game Pong was a big deal? Yes, I’m dating myself. HBO was born in the ’70s. Wow, a premium cable channel. MTV came along in the ’80s, and they actually played music! Walkman, boom boxes and computers became more commonplace. I went…
Testing 1, 2, 3
Near the end of September I had scheduled Sean to have a psychological evaluation. It was part of criteria the county was requesting. As Sean gets older, I’ve come to realize that I need to have steps and measures in place to help him navigate and be as successful as he can be in society. Any type of evaluation with Sean can be difficult at best. Saying that, I must let you know how well he…
The Comfort Game
The other night, while I was cleaning up after dinner, I kept noticing our son, The Littlest E, drop his giraffe lovey on the ground. After viewing this one too many times, I walked into the living room and was going to say something about not throwing things when my husband, Tom, quietly shushed me. The Littlest E said to Daddy, “Pick Lovey up peese.” Tom did and asked her if she got a booboo? …
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