Alicia Lue

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I didn't expect to have such mixed feelings after having my last baby
Parenting

I didn't expect to have such mixed feelings after having my last baby

I've been through this twice before, and yet something feels so different this time—like we're experiencing every milestone at warp speed.

I survived labour as a Black woman—and I believe my Black nurse played a huge role
Giving birth

I survived labour as a Black woman—and I believe my Black nurse played a huge role

My baby and I already had a higher chance of dying during delivery, but when my labour failed to progress and my fear turned to panic, only one person in the room could help: the one who looked like me.

My two sons can’t get their hair cut at the same salon—and that needs to change
Family life

My two sons can’t get their hair cut at the same salon—and that needs to change

I thought we'd get a sweet "first haircut" memory for the baby book, but it was derailed by systemic racism.

I thought a loving home would be enough for my biracial child
Parenting

I thought a loving home would be enough for my biracial child

“Mommy, you’re honey. Daddy, you’re vanilla. And I’m café au lait.”

Was I selfish for putting off another baby?
Parenting

Was I selfish for putting off another baby?

Had I waited too long for a second child within the much-desired two-year gap? Had I robbed my soon-to-be six-year-old son of the closeness of childhood siblinghood?