Tag: raising children
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Parenting in an age of genocide
[I have so many unpublished draft posts between the last time I posted and now, but I can’t keep up with myself so I’m jumping ahead. I’ll continue to review and publish chronologically as I get to them.] This cannot be the world we want to raise our children in. Thankfully for now, my child…
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Sustainable living (the personal kind)
As the primary caregiver of a breastfed, contact-napping, cosleeping, velcro baby, I need to find ways to top up my cup in the slivers of time I get to claim as mine. I can’t wait for a day off, or even until nap-time, so what can I do instead? These are my main tactics:
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Race and Culture, Race or Culture?
Recently, a couple of conversations have arisen in various circles I frequent that I feel kinda uniquely positioned to speak to. I grew up mixed both racially and culturally, and the extent to which both have shaped me is informing the ways I plan to navigate these issues with my own children. This will be…