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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

Gadget Girls

Posted 04/10/2012 - 2:14pm by Honeysmoke

Simone and Nadia have asked for an iPad that they are not getting. They play games, take pictures, and record video on their Lea... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 04/07/2012 - 11:06am by Honeysmoke

It doesn’t matter. You’re supposed to get messy at parties. Nadia, informing her father that there was no need to wi... Read More »

Kids On Race

Posted 04/05/2012 - 12:43pm by Honeysmoke

At age 6, children are optimistic about race; at age 13, they are not. Check out this video to learn why this happens. Read More »

Motherhood, She Wrote

Posted 04/03/2012 - 9:33am by Honeysmoke

Every few months, there is an article, a blog post, or an essay that makes us all wonder whether some stories about child rearin... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 03/31/2012 - 11:24am by Honeysmoke

Daddy, why do Mommy’s greens stink? Simone and Nadia, not realizing they will love their mother’s collard greens one... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 03/28/2012 - 11:27am by Honeysmoke

It seems the racial pot is boiling over. We’ve got racist Tweets about the Hunger Games, and Trayvon Martin now has been p... Read More »

Commercials and Race

Posted 03/26/2012 - 9:11am by Honeysmoke

Laura M writes: My mom brought this to my attention and I wondered what your thoughts were. Kraft has a newish ad campaign for c... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 03/24/2012 - 12:06pm by Honeysmoke

I won’t twirl at school or while learning. Simone, setting limits on when she will twirl in her new Bella Ballerina shoes... Read More »

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted 03/23/2012 - 2:46pm by Honeysmoke

Simone and Nadia swim one day a week at an indoor swimming pool. Usually, I rinse the chlorine from their hair, put in a little... Read More »

For Children Of Color

Posted 03/22/2012 - 8:05am by Honeysmoke

As the nation mourns the killing of Trayvon Martin, here is a lesson in reality. The author addresses black boys, but I think an... Read More »