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Comment on Where Did He Get Those Blue Eyes? by spelhouseLove

spelhouseLove — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:56:08 +0000

What’s interesting is that I share in this world even though I am the daughter of two black parents and so is my husband. Our daughter has grey eyes, fair skin and straight hair, so I get the questions, stares, etc. I never thought the combination of my brown skin and my husband’s dark brown skin would create our light child, but God has blessed it so. When we lived in NYC, folks would ask me if I was our son’s nanny, LOL… and the “but, you can’t be the mom” saga continues.

Comment on Where Did He Get Those Blue Eyes? by Shaylah

Shaylah — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:14:44 +0000

I am half black and half natIve American. My mother was full mi’kmaq and taught me a lot about that culture since I grew up without a father. My husband is a copper Inuit from Nunavut. We have one child a daughter named Wynter who doesnt look African American whatsoever. She is only 20 months old and has long big curly jet black hair. She is really light which is odd because her father and I are pretty tanned in colour. She has freckles across her nose and she has grey blue eyes. My husband and I both have brown eyes. Many people ask me where she got her eye colour from. I just say ‘i have no idea!’

It’s funny how genetics work. It really makes you think.
Ps. You family is beautiful.

Comment on Tantrums, Testing, & Talking Back by Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:24:16 +0000

What about tantrums at night? It seems my sons wakes up every night but wont go back to sleep in his bed, he will only come down and go to sleep in our bed, arg.
He was in his cot in our room from birth to 6 months, then in his own room but in the past 6 months he just won’t go back to sleep in his own cot and I can’t seem to reason with him.

Comment on What Too Many Toys Can Do by Laura

Laura — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:50:15 +0000

Love this article! You’ve made a lot of great points that we totally agree on. The section about tools confirms our beliefs that anything can be a “toy” and that there is nothing more gratifying than “building and bonding”.

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:32:30 +0000

It is definitely risky to speak out. We decided early on that Sam would face ridicule no matter what, because his sorts of differences are hard to hide (even if we didn’t let him wear a dress, he would always be the boy who looked longingly at the princess costume in the dress-up corner). Our goal has been to help him be sure of himself and strong enough to stand up for himself. He’s nine now, and this paying off.

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:38 +0000

Yay!

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:22 +0000

I love that you look at it as a love story. I do, too. Thank you.

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:01 +0000

Oh Ashley, thank you! That warmed my heart.

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:29:35 +0000

Thank you, Jamie. I’m so glad to hear you are in a happy place.

Comment on Raising A Boy In Pink by Sarah Hoffman

Sarah Hoffman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:29:04 +0000

Michelle, I love your last line It is so painful, to think of what could have been. It even will be for Sam, if the world continues to evolve to be a better place. What if he’d had social acceptance as well as family acceptance? That is the world we are working toward, together.

I am happy that you have found a positive place to be, despite the limits of the time in which you (and I) grew up.