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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

Kid Questions

Posted 02/12/2013 - 2:33pm by Honeysmoke

Simone doesn’t keep much to herself. At lunch, she hit us with this: “A kid at school asked me how I got my skin col... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 02/07/2013 - 5:26pm by Honeysmoke

A few facts and figures about the 2012 election, previous elections, and race. Enjoy! Read More »

Spa Party, Anyone?

Posted 02/04/2013 - 5:21pm by Honeysmoke

Simone and Nadia are growing up way too fast for my liking. What do they know about going to the spa? Nada, because it’s g... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 02/02/2013 - 11:01pm by Honeysmoke

Mommy, I want a new app. Nadia, talking in her sleep. Read More »

German and Jamaican

Posted 01/29/2013 - 5:25pm by Honeysmoke

I have to admit that the Volkswagen commercial above brought a smile to my face. It’s been making the rounds on televisio... Read More »

DIY Paint

Posted 01/25/2013 - 6:05pm by Honeysmoke

Simone and Nadia tested our paint and the paint lost. There were fingerprints, handprints, smiley faces, smudges, you name it, o... Read More »

King Day

Posted 01/21/2013 - 7:51pm by Honeysmoke

Like many parents, I took advantage of free admission to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Martin Luther King’s bir... Read More »

Simulated Labor For Men

Posted 01/18/2013 - 12:38pm by Honeysmoke

I wonder what would happen to birth rates if all expectant fathers had to do this. Enjoy! Read More »

Mammy and Art

Posted 01/15/2013 - 10:48am by Honeysmoke

Anthropologie apologized this week for selling racist candlesticks. They included a mammy souvenir from Washington, D.C., and a... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 01/10/2013 - 1:08pm by Honeysmoke

Head over to Lifetime Moms for a few tips from Carol’s Daughter creator Lisa Price. She’s got ideas about how to de... Read More »