Eclectic Lotus

You sit here and pet my kid's head after less than one minute of speaking. I don't know you. My child is not a little dog that you can pet. I am sorry but do not touch my children. I am having a bit of a problem with. . .I hate to say this. . .white people speaking to me about my multicultural family and then proceeding to touch my children. When it is a white person speaking to another person that they don't know that happens to be white I see less petting like a dog. Yes, may be I am thinking too much about this but then again the sins of the past still run deep especially when you are reminded daily that you are not white. I wish that I could say that because my children are black but this is not true. I have seen white people not pat the heads of black children and may be I need to get out more and find more black children. May be there are black kids that are getting this treatment. I am only hearing about this from mothers that have multicultural children. Some re...

A male peacock has elaborate feathers and colors to attract a mate My sister-in-law called me a few days back as she needed to vent about some activity that is going on with her and my brother. I did not get her permission to post this so I am going to leave it very vague on her end of the conversation. The basis of the conversation: she has to do everything in regards to payment and business when it comes to their marriage. I had four words for her: THE WIFE DOES EVERYTHING From cooking, cleaning, paying bills, getting services to come to the house, etc. I have heard limited couples where there is truly equal playing field. I even have a girlfriend where she moved the family, worked on selling their home, worked throughout her pregnancy, worked on a masters degree all while her husband did not work and watched the kids. THE WIFE DOES EVERYTHING This should be told to engaged women all over the place. They don't know the truth and many of us married women aren't tel...

I ain't got time!!! I have a 3 1/2 year old who loves to play and a 3 month old who wants to nurse all day. She also likes to spit up on me- I know this because she smiles after she spits. I am always hungry so making food is a necessity. I have a friend currently who tells me that every time she talks to me, I am at the store. This is why I love the midwest in the summer. . . it is so easy to get cheaper produce in various places. My shopping adventures take about two days to get through because I ain't got time to go shopping all day. Weekly, I have to clean out the fridge. The boy and I eat to our hearts content all the veggies and fruits before heading to the grocery store. If there is still room for food, we feast away at all the samples. Most of the grocery stores have stickers that the boy enjoys and takes home to load up the floor and tables with that I have to clean later. Ah, a mother's work is never done. I have worked on making more foods and encorporating ...