by Maria Tumolo | Jan 7, 2017 | Child Development, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race Families, Motherhood, Multi Racial
Happy New Year! Did you have a good Christmas? We had a restful indulgent Christmas. Even though I still had early mornings due to my darling children. You may know, Valentina turned four a few weeks before Christmas. She’s maturing and I can see a hint of the young...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 8, 2015 | Haircare, Mixed Textured Hair, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships
I went natural when I decided become a parent. I felt it was important to know how to care for my hair before trying to care for my child’s. I knew with my genes and those of my husband, our child’s hair type could be anywhere from very straight to very coarse. Having...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 12, 2015 | Children's Literature, Motherhood, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Multicultural Products, Public Library, Reading, Storytelling, Writing
If you know me or have seen my photos on Instagram, you know I love books and I love libraries. I can’t envision my world without books and libraries. The library is to me what candy store is to a child. Fortunately, my children also enjoy books, perhaps Angelo...
by Maria Tumolo | May 13, 2014 | Blog hop, Colonization, Expat, Festivals, indentureship, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Music, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Slavery
Its ‘the land of calypso, steel pan and the limbo’. That’s the description commonly used to describe the twin Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. While its true it, I feel it makes us sound like an island of revellers. The funny thing is while we are...
by Maria Tumolo | Oct 6, 2013 | Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Relationship, Motherhood, Multi Racial
It wasn’t untill well after my first year as a blogger that I began to think about mixed race relations beyond my family and bonding with Angelo. Acutally it was blogging that opened my eyes to the greater challenges that he and any other children might have to...
by Maria Tumolo | Jun 10, 2013 | Biracial, Breastfeeding, Expat, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Mixed Race Relationship, Mixed Textured Hair, Motherhood, Multi Racial
When hubby and I decided to try to become parents, we were curious who our child would look like and so did our friends and family. Baby #1, Angelo looked totally like hubby (as you know) and as much as I adore him, I felt a bit insecure. Baby #2, Valentina popped...
