Author Archives: incognitomom

Philadelphia Heartbreak – It Starts Early

Posted on October 9, 2011

Big has a plan to keep Shorty close to home even when he’s grown.  He’s been sitting him down and teaching him how to love our local sports teams.  He figures if he gets Shorty hooked he’ll never want to … Continue reading →

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School Form Update

Posted on March 22, 2011

I want to thank all the people who gave me advice and opinions regarding the question asking us to numerically label my child’s racial category on the Kindergarten registration forms.  After reading all that everyone had to say I see … Continue reading →

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Race – Now It’s Gone Too Far

Posted on February 21, 2011

Maybe it’s me but does anyone else feel like all the racial categorizing in this country has gone too far?  Yesterday I encountered another taste of what those who are biracial have to deal with in a world that is … Continue reading →

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The Final Answer Is …

Posted on February 17, 2011

Nope, we’re not going to China.  It’s a long, complicated story.  Things got ugly.  I won’t go into details.  Trust me you don’t want to know anyway.  The end result is we’re staying in the United States. Last week was … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on February 5, 2011

I’m once again changing the theme on my blog.  Please excuse me while I spend the next few days playing around and changing the look.  Some things I normally have on my side bars may be missing until I have … Continue reading →

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What Would You Do?

Posted on February 3, 2011

Today’s dilemma … If it’s not completely clear that my spouse will garner any career gains from working in China, is giving my child a better education and possibly a more global outlook on life a good enough reason to … Continue reading →

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China, Really?

Posted on January 14, 2011

Okay folks so some exciting things going on here and I’m a jumble of anxious panic.  (I know, what else is new right?) So yesterday I turned the big 4-0.  (Yikes!)  That should be drama and anxiety-ridden enough for anyone, … Continue reading →

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Jumbled

Posted on September 23, 2010

I have so many posts rumbling around in my head.  But I can’t seem to get them out.  They’re so big that I don’t know where to begin.  It would be so much easier to just start talking and let it … Continue reading →

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A Moment

Posted on September 16, 2010

It’s been crazy busy around here.  We celebrated a fourth birthday for some little boy back in early August.  I went a little nutso for the boy’s party but I’ll talk about it another time.  We also celebrated six other … Continue reading →

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If This is Four I’ll Take It!

Posted on August 14, 2010

Everyone always talks about the terrible twos but no one warns you that three is way, way harder.  At least it was in our house.  Shorty’s third year was trying and that is putting it mildly.  There were tantrums, back talk, … Continue reading →

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