April 11, 2011

A Half-Breed Is a Dog: What Not To Call My Biracial Child

By Jennifer Johnson I strolled around the grocery store with my daughter’s car seat wedged in the shopping cart. Normally I’d carry her in my wrap but she was sleeping peacefully and I didn’t want to wake her. I was going to get that rare opportunity to shop for what ...

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February 21, 2011

Halle Berry’s “One Drop” Dilemma: This Mom Says She Won’t Make Her Biracial Baby Choose

By Jennifer Johnson When I imagined my daughter before she was born, I saw her with dark skin and light eyes. Instead she came out light-skinned with dark eyes. The complete opposite. I didn’t brace myself for the reality of this possibility the possibility that my daughter could have skin as ...

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July 2, 2009

Here's To Hoping It Won't Matter To My Babies (and Their Friends) If They're Black or White

by JENNIFER JOHNSON I wasn't ever the prettiest girl in school. In fact I was never even close. But that didn't stop me from being one of the most outgoing girls in my class. I was a cheerleader, in the band, class president. I signed up for and tried out ...

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April 14, 2009

A LOVE LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD

By JENNIFER JOHNSON My dear, sweet first baby, This is the only letter I've written to someone who isn't even alive yet. I wonder what it's like for you where you are now. I wonder if you're getting impatient with me and anxious at the same time to come down ...

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February 26, 2009

She's Got Love And Marriage Now What About The Baby Carriage?

By JENNIFER JOHNSONI want kids always have. And now that I've got four years of marriage, a college degree, and a burgeoning career under my belt, I'm feeling like my time is now. Problem is, I'm only 23. And while that's an age that some would argue is perfect for ...

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