Kinky Meets Curly: My Daughter’s Texture is Way Different Than Mine
By Alicia of alburnet.wordpress.com It took me twenty three years to come to terms with the kinks in my own hair. Two years after that, I loc’d it up. Loose natural hair (loose hair of any type) stymied me. I’d been chided my entire salon-going life for being too lazy about hair care. Locs were…
➠ Continue ReadingBaby Love: Ruthie and Fafa
Introduce yourself and your daughter: R: My name is Ruth Butah and I live in London, England. I’m a working mum, currently at home on maternity leave with my new born baby daughter. Her name is Fafa Naomi and she is eight weeks old and counting How would you describe Baby Fafa? R: Fafa Naomi…
➠ Continue ReadingGiveaway: Share Your Baby’s Hair Regimen to Win Ouidad’s KRLY Kids Styling Spray Gel
So it’s our first giveaway (yaaay!) Ouidad has gifted us with 5 Pump n’ Go Styling Spray Gels from their new KRLY Kids line. The gel contains wheat proteins that define curls and protect against humidity. 5 applicants will be selected at random to receive one. To enter all you have to do is 1….
➠ Continue ReadingMommyHacker: Working from Home with a Baby
Noah and I taking a break from work to do some selfies… In October 2009 I quit my beloved but dead-end job as a newspaper reporter (because of this basically) to focus on what was then a fledgling natural hair website. And I remember having a conversation with my mother about how I was struggling…
➠ Continue ReadingBaby Love: Khyla and Xander
Introduce yourself and your son. K: My name is Khyla and I live in Arlington, TX. I’m a hustle-from-home mother. LOL. I’m currently an independent contractor for a work-from-home company. I also complete surveys. Those are the two ways that I contribute to my family financially. I have one child, a boy. Xander is 4…
➠ Continue ReadingBreastfeeding Mommies: Share Your Advice!
Research continues to show how beneficial breastfeeding is. But many new moms continue to be flabbergasted or stumped by the challenges that breastfeeding presents. So I figured that we could share our stories to help and support each other. If you are or were a breastfeeding mommy, answer these questions in the comment box. 1….
➠ Continue ReadingBaby Love: Tiffany and Solomon
Introduce yourself and your son T: My name is Tiffany Childress Price. I live in Chicago, IL. I’m a high school chemistry teacher and I have a 6-week-old son named Solomon. How would you describe your son? T: I know that all parents by nature are biased, but he really is super baby. He grabbed…
➠ Continue ReadingBaby Love: Alisha and Zoe
Introduce us to your daughter. A: I have one beautiful and precocious little 23 month old girl, Zoe Lyne Hope. How would you describe your daughter? A: Zoe is very strong-willed. When she sets her mind to something, she will keep at it until she gets it. I’ve watched her drag chairs around in order…
➠ Continue ReadingBaby Hair: How Ayoka Grew Her Daughter’s Natural Hair to Waist Length
This article is a favorite on my other blog, Black Girl with Long Hair, so I’m re-posting it here. My daughter has a whole lot of nappy hair as you can see. Her hair is below waist length stretched. She is 5 years old and of course has never had her hair straightened. She knows…
➠ Continue ReadingHow I Squeezed a Nursery Into 60 Square Feet
My pregnancy was unplanned and unexpected. And my husband Norm and I had actually *just* moved into a smaller unit in our apartment complex when we found out. Our first reaction was to look for a bigger apartment. Our apartment was about 700 square feet with one and a half bedrooms. The ‘half’ being a…
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