Black Fathers Who Babywear!
By now you might have heard about the controversy over baby carrier company Baby K’Tan’s marketing for their sling. One box features a white mother and baby, with her partner standing behind her, the other features a black woman and... Continue Reading
Why Mothers Can Never Be Fathers
Editor’s note: The Baby and Blog writing team shares a variety of views on the role of a father in the household. Here, our writer Didan expresses her view. Yes! I’m a Daddy’s girl and I hope my daughter grows... Continue Reading
7 Ways to Get Your Husband to Help With Housework
My husband taking down my son’s cornrowsMy household is not traditionally set up. My husband works part time and attends graduate school, while I work (slightly overtime) as the primary breadwinner. This means that we’re both *very* busy, no one... Continue Reading
4 Ways to Teach Black Children The Importance of Tradition and Family
Family is an important hallmark of Black culture. It used to be that teaching kids how to value family was pretty straightforward, even when generations were separated geographically. Parents, for example, might send their kids down South with “Big Mama”... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Prepare Your Partner for Natural Birth
My husband is pretty fantastic. He’s super supportive of my doula work – making me breakfast-to-go in the middle of the night, listening to detailed birth stories, going with the flow of an on-call job. He’s a Math teacher, but... Continue Reading
Leave the Drama Behind: 5 Ways to Co-Parent When You’re Not Married to Your Child’s Father
By Ebony Reddock Before my husband and I married, we were a baby-mama and baby-daddy to our son. Sharing parenting responsibility with an ex can be difficult. I’m almost ashamed to admit some of the things I did, like the... Continue Reading
My Husband vs My 4 Kids: How I Prioritize Marriage in the Midst of It All
By Kim of Reboryn.blogspot.com Once upon a time I used to sit and wonder what it would be like to be married. I thought about how amazing it would be to spend my life waking up to this special person. I... Continue Reading
My Parents Didn’t Like My (White) Husband
by Alicia Barnes of liciabobesha.com Having a white husband isn’t always easy. Some people suspect we won’t last, or worse, they think we shouldn’t be together. While my husband’s family has always been very supportive of us, my parents have... Continue Reading
My Marriage is not a Fairy Tale
A few weeks ago, a familiar panic seized me. The thought that my marriage is a sham. I married my husband at what was one of the most turbulent times of my life. I had quit a dead end job... Continue Reading
