Before bedtime, William was reading through his favorite dinosaur book. He loves dinosaurs. Pointing at one, "Mom, do you think this looks like what you look like when you get mad?" Me- "Maybe a little." William - "You know, if you were a dinosaur." Me - "Sure." William - "I'm going to call it the … Continue reading My son thinks I’m a dinosaur.
How not to style a black child’s hair.
Before the boys, we talked about the possibility of adopting black children. We knew we didn’t care, on a personal level. But, we worried about how society would react and, if it was a girl, we worried about how we would do the hair. When the call came about the boys, we instantly knew that … Continue reading How not to style a black child’s hair.
Adopting Our Daughter
Adopting our baby girl from foster care was such an amazing thing but the experience leading up to it was nothing short of traumatic. Life was starting to settle down, a little, after finalizing the adoption of our sons. It was hard to keep up with two boys, but it was getting easier. I was … Continue reading Adopting Our Daughter
Adopting Our Sons from Foster Care
The other day was our 3-year anniversary of the boys being placed in our home. It was the day that my life changed forever. My life changed when we were told that we had been chosen for the boys, then again when we met them for the first time, and then again, when we brought … Continue reading Adopting Our Sons from Foster Care
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