mixed race Archive

Jaxson has two Vietnamese classmates in his preschool.

Everywhere we go, strangers ooh and aah over Sophia's black curly hair. Most of the time she loves her hair too. I admit, sometimes I'm envious of her curls too.

Living in my family bubble of diversity, I forget that other families don’t talk about the same things we do. Last week, I visited Sophia’s school to bring cupcakes for her birthday. If you’ve never visited an elementary school lunchroom with a …