Betsy G
When You Don’t Share Culture with Your Kids
I am an American woman married to a Chinese man. My husband was born and raised in China, moving here as an adult to pursue a graduate degree. While he is now a U.S....
5 Quick Meals for Your Busy Family
How do you feel about cooking these days? Like many parents, you might have started out the quarantine/stay-at-home period relieving some of your stress in the kitchen and experimenting with new recipes and cooking...
An Ode to the Avocado {and a Three-Course Avocado Meal Menu}
Today we celebrate National Avocado Day. What, you didn't know?! Yes, yes the avocado has its own day of appreciation, and rightfully so. This fruit/vegetable/fat is absolutely amazing and wonderfully versatile.
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Fighting Racism as a White Mom :: First Steps
I want to start this post by humbly saying that I have not been the ally I want to be to the Black community, and this is not a "learn from me" post. Rather,...
A Fourth Baby and a Gender Surprise
Our family is growing at the end of the summer, with the anticipated arrival of our fourth baby. We are so excited to see how our family changes with the addition of this new...
{Book Review} The Read-Aloud Family
I recently read The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie and really loved it! I had been intrigued, and I bought the book for my sister a few months back. (I've noticed a habit developing...
The Joy of Being a “Girl Mom”
Women's History Month has had me thinking more about the women who have influenced my life, and three of the ladies who have had the most profound impact on my life are my...
The Perks of Extended Time with Extended Family
I knew when I married my Chinese husband that I would find myself in unfamiliar situations and that our cultural differences would be glaring at times. At least, I thought I knew . ....
A Review of the Britax Frontier ClickTight Harness-2-Booster Seat {New CoolFlow Collection}
We recently hit what felt like a milestone where you realize your baby is not a baby any longer. We moved our four-and-a-half-year-old daughter up from a convertible car seat to the Britax Frontier ClickTight...
Changed by Loss {Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness}
I had an amazing mother, but I didn't always know that I wanted to be one, myself. I dreamed of traveling and working and doing a number of things that did not involve children....