Share Your Worst #DiaperDisaster For a Chance to Win a CURLS Baby Kit
A few weeks back, I had my worst diaper disaster with Noah ever… and after getting over the trauma of it all, I shared my tale on Facebook; Okay… So I think I have a contender for worst mommy day ever: My husband is out of town, my mother-in-law was supposed to move in and…
➠ Continue ReadingWhy I Have Mixed Feelings About the #WorldsToughestJob Viral Video
A few days ago a video called, “World’s Toughest Job” was posted online by the greeting card company cardstore.com and quickly went viral. I was sent the video by quite a few people, watched it a couple times and felt… odd. The video shows candidates interviewing for a “Director of Operations” position, which really is…
➠ Continue ReadingNew Dreamworks Animated Film, Home, Will Feature a Black Girl as the Protagonist
This is exciting. Dreamworks’ new animated film, Home, will feature a young black girl (voiced by Rihanna) as its protagonist! Here’s a description of the movie from Wikipedia: An overly optimistic, yet inept, alien race named Boov, led by Captain Smek, invades Earth to hide from their mortal enemy and make it a new home….
➠ Continue ReadingUrban Farming: How and Why I Keep Free Range Chickens in My Backyard
By Alicia Barnes, liciabobesha.com The more I learn about our industrial food system, the more I find myself embracing old fashioned ways. My yard is too shaded to have a big garden, but I found my semi-shaded lot is perfect for a flock of pet chickens. I’m fascinated by animals. Chickens are no exception. Back…
➠ Continue Reading4 Key Questions to Ask Potential Care Providers For a Natural Birth
You’re pregnant with your first and checking out all your options. Or it’s your second or third baby, and you’re wanting a different experience than the last time around. Maybe no epidural, definitely not that awful Pitocin. Where do you start, and how do you get the experience you’re looking for? A lot of things…
➠ Continue ReadingMeet Our New Writer, Darcel
Introduce yourself. D: I live in Virginia. We’ve been here for 5 years this month. We love it! Beautiful weather most of the year, beaches, festivals, museums, so much to do. I’m a stay at home/work at home/homeschooling mother. If that sounds like a lot, it is! I’m still figuring out how to balance it…
➠ Continue ReadingWill Pulling Back My Baby’s Hair Damage Her Hair Line?
Trichologist Dr. Kari Williams is a fan of Baby and Blog and has agreed to answer your hair questions as they arrive! If you have a baby/child hair related question that you want answered, email leila@babyandblog.com and I will pass it along! Here’s our first question… As my son’s hair is growing out I pull…
➠ Continue ReadingWhy The American Model of Public Education Won’t Work for Every Child
For the student pacing in front of me, unable to focus on the chemistry book because he was busy contemplating the stars, school was increasingly frustrating. And as a teacher, it’s impossible for me to tell him, with a straight face, that it’s all gonna be worth it. For many kids, school works. There are…
➠ Continue ReadingFascinating 1952 Film Follows The Work of Southern Black Midwife “Miss Mary” Coley
Midwifery in the African American community is a tradition that dates back for centuries. While current rates of home births are low among black women, there was a time when the opposite was true. Ina May Gaskin explains; For the most part, women of color who lived in the rural south didn’t go into the…
➠ Continue ReadingWhy I Never Ask Childless People About Having Kids
I really enjoy being a Mommy! The fact that there is a person who has little bits of my husband and I, mixed and matched into a bundle of cuteness, is just eternally delightful. As she unveils more and more of her personality, I see some of her Daddy’s charming mannerisms and my endearing quirks….
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