Learning the Hard (but Good) Way - What Suey Park Has Taught Me

"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts." - Nikki Giovanni I first "met" Suey Pa...

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#DearWhitePeople - Thoughts on being an "Ally"

#DearWhitePeople, Try, please, please try to read this post without defense.  Take a deep breath and know that I am not personally att...

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Who Am I? Thoughts on being ambiguously ethnic

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting at the kitchen table with my mom.  It was completely lost on me that the picture wind...

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I Kept That Crown On

Kingston and his queen. I attended a Mother's Day celebration at my son's preschool today. I am normally not one to find a ton...

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The Mother in All of Us

“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.”  ~ Jane Weideman “When you have come to the edge of al...

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An Interwebs Goodie Basket

This photo is of two of my sisters, step-mom and I on Mt. Erie in Washington this last week.  Standardly, it makes me smile!   Check out...

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Depression: A Guide for Loved Ones

azilliondollarcomics.com Mine started after the birth of my first born.  One of the happiest things that can possibly happen to a per...

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