Understanding why hair matters to mixed race children I have to admit I never fully understood the hair issue many black or mixed race women talk about with so much passion. I guess, as a light skinned middle eastern woman with European features, I never paused to fully appreciate all of the implications attached to …
The TOP TEN DIVERSE STEM SHOWS FOR GIRLS If you’re a Mum raising daughters, you will have noticed a time when your girls were transfixed by slime, baking and exploding volcanoes. That’s where my three girls are at. But what I’ve been loathe to admit is that slowly I’ve started noticing that they’re not as …
The pressure to be the perfect Mum Why does it seem that being a Mum today is all about keeping up appearances? The pressure to be the perfect mum, to look perfect and ‘perform’ while raising our children ‘correctly’ and supporting our partners can sometimes be too much. Even for the best of us. So why do …
…What feels different this time Recent events in the US and over here in the UK have led to one good thing. That there have been more white readers, more well-intentioned white friends, more parents, more strangers, more people than I have ever experienced on social media- asking about how they can become more engaged …
Raising a biracial child: Where it all started… My daughter was about two years old when she leaned forward to poke her head through the seats of our rental car one day to tell me that “Mummy is white” and “Daddy is brown”. “That’s right, I replied, slightly caught unaware that at that age, she …
