The Meltingpot Has Moved

Hi Meltingpot Readers,

It's official, we have moved locations. The Meltingpot has a new address. Actually it's the same URL, MyAmericanMeltingpot.com, but if you subscribed to this location with the blogger host, you'll need to re-subscribe. Can you please do that for Ms. Meltingpot? I would so appreciate it.

And in the meantime, let me know what you think of the new look.

Peace!

Babygirl is Bilingual! and Goodbye...for Now

Hi Meltingpot Readers,

I woke up this morning with babygirl by my side as usual. And as usual, we went through our regular morning snuggle routine which includes me asking babygirl to point to her nose, eyes, mouth and ears. Usually this game means I take babygirl's hand and guide her to the different parts of her face. Then she  responds by grabbing a handful of my face, usually my lips, and tries like the devil to pull them off. This is followed by uproarious laughter. Hers, not mine. I know, sounds delightful, but I just assume one day babygirl will reward me by actually pointing to her nose herself.

Well, Meltingpot readers, today was that day!

Preparing for my usual lip twist, babygirl shocked the sugar out of me when she very deliberately pointed to her nose when I asked, "Where's your nose?" I then scared the sugar out of her when I  screamed squealed in delight. Now,  el esposo was close by. And since he believes I carried babygirl for nine months and birthed her without the use of pain reducing drugs for his sole pleasure, he had to show me that babygirl could do the same in Spanish. "Donde esta la narîz? he asked sweetly. And wouldn't you know it, babygirl pointed right to her nose.

And there you have it. At exactly one year, babygirl has proven to us that she is bilingual. El esposo and I are so proud :)

And now to totally switch gears and to explain the 'Goodbye' in the headline. Don't worry dear readers, Ms. Meltingpot is not going anywhere for good. I'm simply taking a short hiatus while I upgrade the Meltingpot. My goal is to have the new & improved Meltingpot ready to debut in time for the BlogHer2012  conference, which I will be attending in New York City. (Will any of you be there? I'd love to meet you in person.)

So, feel free to check out the archives if you really want to read more Meltingpot entries. Or feel free to follow me on Twitter @LoriTharps. And be sure to check back on Monday, August 6 for the big reveal.

Thanks for sticking with me here on The Meltingpot and by all means, if there's something you'd like to hear more or less about here as I revamp, please leave me a message in the comments section.

I appreciate you all.

Peace!

FlashBack Friday: The One About Black People Adopting White Children

Hi Meltingpot Readers,

Here's another popular post I penned, that I continue to get comments on three years later. It's the one about Black people adopting White children. It doesn't happen a lot, but when it does, people notice.

I've been most impressed with the comments where people have come forward to say that when a person is in need of a family, it doesn't matter what color that family is. Sometimes that sounds naive, but coming from people who have been in the world without a place to call home, I trust their opinions. And I appreciate them sharing their stories here on the Meltingpot.

Take another look and leave a comment there or here. And if you want to read more about the trend, here's a fairly recent story from the Griot.com on Black people adopting White children.

Peace!

New Year, New Meltingpot.

Meltingpot Readers,

We at the Meltingpot are taking a holiday vacation. But we're not just sitting on our tushies, sipping egg nog and watching music marathons on VH1. No, we are working hard planning the re-make of the Meltingpot. With the beginning of a new decade, we've realized that the time is ripe for improving what we're doing around here.

Please don't expect a big new reveal, with brand new bells and whistles, but we are re-evaluating our content. And of course, what we could do better.

We will be back in business, on line on Monday, January 11th with the new and improved My American Meltingpot. If you have any suggestions or requests about what you'd like to see more of here, please leave your ideas in the comments section.

Thank you for your continued reading. And if you really miss my exceptional commentary, feel free to follow me on Twitter (loritharps) for a daily dose of meltingpot musings.

Peace and a Very Happy New Year to you all.