Tag Archives: mixed-race

IMO…That’s NOT Beyonce and Jay Z’s Baby, Ya’ll!

Posted on February 11, 2012 by thisnest

I came into this world just as pink as could be…and I have pretty much stayed that way, as hard as I have tried to bronze myself in the summer sun, for the entirety of my caucasian life! My husband, … Continue reading →

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Black or Biracial?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by thisnest

I was asked recently about how we are raising our daughters. The questioned pertained to whether we are bringing the girls up as black women or biracial women. My answer? They will be black women and they will be biracial … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Morning Ignorance

Posted on December 20, 2011 by thisnest

I don’t get it…really. It seems to me that such ignorance would be slightly imprisoning. Stuck in stupidity. Come on out of the darkness, people! It’s so much better in the light! Logically, it would take so much less energy … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s LIFE

Posted on February 16, 2011 by thisnest

  It is said that February 14th originally became a lover’s holiday when the ancient Romans celebrated Lupercalia, an annual fertility festival. Circa 496 AD, the then Pope, Gelasius, declared February 14th to be St. Valentine’s Day, a Christian feast day. On St. Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →

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How Do You Answer Those Questions?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by thisnest

I have a FB friend who posts daily questions from his readers. Today’s question was regarding the stares and questions this particular reader receives regarding her biracial children…What country were they adopted from? Are they her REAL children? How do I deal … Continue reading →

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