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Too Old To Trick-or-Treat…

This photo was taken five years ago…when he still wanted his face painted, and he still wanted to wear fake fangs on this night, and he still wanted to go trick-or-treating with his mama and daddy. This part of him … Continue reading

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Love Letter To My Children

I love you, my brown-eyed child Your skin a golden glow I’ll teach you about this world of ours But I’ll learn as I watch you grow The lessons that can only be taught When histories intersect When all that … Continue reading

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It Finally Happened

Devaney was over at her friend’s house today and it finally happened. That ugly thing that parents, of other races, have had to help their children navigate for hundreds of years before today. Her friend’s older brother had some of … Continue reading

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My Children’s Hope

The history of the blood that runs through my child, you’d never know by her beautiful smile. Realities behind her eyes full of life, of love and of hate, of black and of white… The history of the two that … Continue reading

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To Womanhood

A monumental moment in the Sparrow household, as we raised our glasses last night…”A toast, to womanhood – may it be as painless as possible, and may you grow into a beautiful woman, both inside and out.”  So, the words … Continue reading

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