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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

Quote, Unquote Christmas 2011

Posted 12/25/2011 - 7:41pm by Honeysmoke

Oh, yes, yes, yes! Simone, opening a gift she asked for several times this year. Squinkies, Squinkies, Squinkies! Nadia, opening... Read More »

Child of the World

Posted 12/24/2011 - 2:14pm by Honeysmoke

CNN correspondent Sara Sidner is biracial and told TV Guide Magazine it helps her when she is reporting international stories. I... Read More »

The Love App

Posted 12/22/2011 - 9:01am by Honeysmoke

I was tickled when I learned about BeCouply a few weeks ago. The mobile and web app is designed to help couples document tender... Read More »

Multiethnic Gifts That Give

Posted 12/18/2011 - 10:58am by Honeysmoke

This list popped into my mailbox, and I asked Ken Tenabe, founder of Lovingday.org, if I could post it. Of course, he said. Enjo... Read More »

Bake Pops

Posted 12/17/2011 - 11:33am by Honeysmoke

Simone and Nadia have been begging for Bake Pops. There’s a commercial on one of their favorite channels, touting all thin... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 12/17/2011 - 9:52am by Honeysmoke

They taste like really hard toothpaste. Nadia, explaining the sensation of candy canes. Read More »

Conditioner Only

Posted 12/14/2011 - 3:14pm by Honeysmoke

Curlies everywhere have ditched shampoo. They report that they have more defined curls and moisturized hair. I’ve co-washe... Read More »

O LeapPad

Posted 12/10/2011 - 10:42pm by Honeysmoke

It was 7:58 a.m. I glanced at the young guy to my left. “What are you here for?” “Maybe a LeapPad.” I tu... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 12/10/2011 - 8:36am by Honeysmoke

Nadia takes up for herself when the boys try to cut in line. A note from Nadia’s preschool teacher, which made her mama pr... Read More »

Colorism

Posted 12/08/2011 - 9:10pm by Honeysmoke

A serious and then funny and then serious take on colorism. Enjoy! Read More »