by admin.maria | Aug 15, 2018 | Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationship, Lifestyle, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Families, Mixed Race Relationship
We are the sum of our experiences, they say, and I’m inclined to believe it. Recently, I was at a public park with friends and a little girl came up to our group. She made herself comfy and even ate from our strawberries. In that moment, it confirmed what I always...
by Maria Tumolo | Jan 13, 2017 | Lifestyle, Marriage, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Families, Mixed Race Relationship, Well-Being
Last August Hubby and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. It feels like just the other day I met this tall cute chubby cheeked guy for a date to see Matrix 2 in Greenwich. I never imagined then, sixteen years later we’d be everything to each other. The years...
by Maria Tumolo | Dec 13, 2015 | Book Review, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Families, Mixed Race Relationship, Mixed Textured Hair
When the social media buzz began for the release of Mixed Me by Taye Diggs and Shane E. Evans, I knew I had to have a copy. Yes, I’m a fan of Taye as an actor but more importantly I wanted to read a man’s take of the topic. Most of the books I’ve encountered so...
by Maria Tumolo | Nov 10, 2014 | Ethnicity, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Families, Mixed Race Relationship, Multicultural, Parenting and Mixed Race Children
I’ve noticed some time ago that Angelo seems to have an affinity to Chinese people. It was not apparent until over the summer where Valentina found her connection. As a mixed race family we’ve never really discussed ethnicity. When Angelo was about 16 months...
by Maria Tumolo | Jun 5, 2014 | Child Development, Early Years Foundation Stage, Families, Hygiene, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Product Review- Music CD
My children like most children love music. I try to strike a balance between fun age appropriate songs and the pop song they may hear on the radio. Like me their dad and I they love anything with a bit of rhythm and base but they also enjoy their nursery rhymes. I was...
by Maria Tumolo | Dec 10, 2013 | Beauty, Bedtime routine, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Relationship, Natural Hair, Night Time Hair Routine, Skin Care, Women Of Colour
Quite recently I was chatting with a natural-haired friend of mine about hair products, salons and such. It was not long into the conversation when we both shared about products we used when were younger that we no longer use because of our partners. You see, we are...
