Category: Guest Posts

Mooo or Merrhh?: A Guest Post by Patricia

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I'm very happy to post this piece by Patricia who I first met at school in Zambia; the second in our series: A Monday Morning Guest Post in Multicultural Mothering. Patricia: I was born in the Dominican Republic to a Dominican mom and Peruvian dad. I left DR when I was six years old and … Continue reading Mooo or Merrhh?: A Guest Post by Patricia

“Oh, Mum! I have so much FAT on my legs!”

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"I answered her questions about why some people have too much fat in their bodies to be healthy, but how no one can actually be “fat”.  Fat is something that we have, not something that we are." Read the full guest post at Momma Be They Name by Desi, from Valentine 4: Living Each Day.

I Won’t Be Able To Write For Your Blog: A Guest Post by Pascaline

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Pascaline: Born in Greece, I grew up in a bilingual French / Greek environment. I lived between Greece, Africa and France. My husband, I, French of Lebanese & Syrian origin is also multilingual: French/English/Arabic, and has lived in France, Africa and Canada. We are both what some people call “Third culture kids,” our parents being … Continue reading I Won’t Be Able To Write For Your Blog: A Guest Post by Pascaline

Introducing: A Monday Morning Guest Post in Multicultural Mothering

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Introducing: A Monday Morning Guest Post in Multicultural Mothering As a Zambian of Indian descent married to M, French of Lebanese heritage now living in China, Multicultural and as an extension Multilingual parenting, is our reality. Questions that arise out of this scenario are always on my mind. How will L and R deal with … Continue reading Introducing: A Monday Morning Guest Post in Multicultural Mothering

How Our Parents Did It: Parenting, I Mean.

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I often wonder how to do it "right"? Parenting, I mean. Do I really need to follow one of the many methods out there, and then diss the rest? Certainly there is value in the research, but how do you choose which? My parents followed no system except an instinctive, sincere one. True to them. … Continue reading How Our Parents Did It: Parenting, I Mean.