One of the biggest communication issues that I see in couples time and again is constantly making assumptions. Assuming that you know your partner so well that you can always tell what they are thinking. “I know exactly what she’s going to say!” Or on the other hand,...

There are many things about being a parent that I think have to be lived to be fully understood. Over and over people told me how all consuming and exhausting it is to raise a child, and that they never imagined they could possibly love anyone so much... even still,...

“To love without knowing how to love, wounds the person we love.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

I was recently talking with a friend who is also a black woman with multiracial children. Her boys are both older than mine. She told me that she often had people ask her if she was the boys nanny, and that people were often surprised to learn that she is their...

The other day I saw a commercial on TV. It showed a couple meeting their young, adopted child for what seemed like the first time. The love in their faces looked much like a couple seeing their baby for the first time. The child ran into their arms and the family went...

In every relationship there comes a time when the two people involved do not see eye to eye. This is perfectly normal and natural. How those people react however can make or break the relationship. Do you choose to fight dirty or to keep it clean? Do you leave the...