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Honeysmoke

Monique Fields is a writer, wife and mother of two. She blogs about raising biracial children on Honeysmoke.com and has penned a nonfiction children’s book to help young people navigate questions about skin color.

Recent Posts from Honeysmoke

Top Child

Posted 03/27/2013 - 8:59am by Honeysmoke

The authors of NurtureShock, who revealed strategies parents use to nurture their children can fail, are back with a new work c... Read More »

Lean In

Posted 03/21/2013 - 4:31pm by Honeysmoke

Okay, okay, I am definitely going to pick up or download Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. There’s been such hoopla about it... Read More »

Word Police

Posted 03/18/2013 - 8:52am by Honeysmoke

The other day I called someone or something stupid. The word slipped out of my mouth and I was on to the next sentence when the... Read More »

3 Natural Tips

Posted 03/13/2013 - 1:52pm by Honeysmoke

1. Buy your own. The only way to know what’s in hair and beauty products is to buy ingredients yourself. No, it may not be... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 03/07/2013 - 3:11pm by Honeysmoke

This New York Times op-ed made me think, and I am tucking it away for future reads. Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor at The At... Read More »

Army Wives

Posted 03/05/2013 - 1:02pm by Honeysmoke

They stood together, cried together, but they never imagined losing the one who held them together. On Sunday, March 10, the hit... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 02/28/2013 - 8:38pm by Honeysmoke

Bloomberg Businessweek magazine became the latest in a long list of publications to stumble on race. Splashed across its cover w... Read More »

Mom-in-Chief

Posted 02/25/2013 - 3:54pm by Honeysmoke

Michelle Obama is such a cool mom. Of course, Sasha and Malia may not think so. Enjoy! Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 02/21/2013 - 9:33pm by Honeysmoke

It’s like she drank a gallon of coffee.  Simone, explaining Nadia’s nighttime hyperactivity.  Read More »

The Not-So-Friendly Skies

Posted 02/17/2013 - 9:12pm by Honeysmoke

It’s not enough that an adult has been charged with hitting someone else’s child. He also uttered the N-word, accor... Read More »