What's New?

I shared my last post right before my second son was born. So, what's new? Well, it took some time to adjust to life with two little people, but we've managed to continue thriving and enjoying family life over the last four years. I think no matter what your background adding kids to the family will change the dynamic, but growing to a family of four has been amazing for us and we feel incredibly blessed. Our boys have the typical sibling dynamics of bickering and annoying each other, but they are also best buddies and love to do just about everything together. My husband and I are so grateful for their relationship and do our best to foster that. Besides, there aren't a lot of kids who will have their unique AfroLankan in America experience! Maintaining a tight family bond is key for interracial/intercultural families because we are the only ones who know what it's like to be us and our boys will be the only two who know their unique experience, so we encourage their bonding as much as possible. Being a black or brown kid in America already presents many challenges and when you add a mixed ancestry to the list of identity factors they have to navigate it's critical to let your kids know that they have support around them. Knowing that our family unit is tight is invaluable.