Posts by seriosa

I and 2 brothers are bi-racial, black african father, italian mother. I am slightly lighter skinned than them, but definintely brown with 100% african textured hair. Black eyes and nondescript bone structure. I get taken for caribbean or...

How old are your kids? and what would you specifically need help for? Is it to get some downtime, does someone need to watch them while you are at work? Other issues? All these factors matter when organising how to handle your DH's...

He is 6 1/2. Till last autumn, bedtime routine (bath/shower, brushing teeth, story time) started at 9 pm, lights out at 10 pm. Wake up at 7 am, and 2 hours nap in the afternoon. Now he goes to elementary school, no more afternoon nap and...

I won't force my 6yo DS to wear anything he doesn't want too, and never anything he wasn't comfortable in. But I will veto some of his choices if I don't feel they are appropriate, and sometimes, that means aesthetically appropriate too....

I have a long name that is difficult to spell and impossible to pronounce for where I live. So given my constant struggles with it, I decided that my son's name would be: 1) Short. He already has a 12 letter surname. Also I don't like...

'nother newbie, posting from Italy, after months of lurking and learning (learning a lot)... I'm 40, married, WOHM mostly mainstream mom to a sunny 6yo DS. Nice to be here!