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Navigating Blended Love: A Journey of Healing and Family

January 01, 2024 by Ikeranda Smith in black blended families, Black Women, love, relationships, self-discovery

Dive into the intricate tale of blended love, where the dream of a larger family clashes with the complexities of reality. As an only child, the allure of noisy holidays and unfiltered laughter was irresistible, but my journey through blended families unfolded as a nuanced narrative.

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January 01, 2024 /Ikeranda Smith
black blended families, blackmarriage, black daughters, queer blended families
black blended families, Black Women, love, relationships, self-discovery

Decolonizing Black Blended Families

June 29, 2021 by Ikeranda Smith in black, fatherhood, love, motherhood, parenting, black blended families

Some things were not meant to work + if you are blessed to start again with another human being that shares your same values…it’s a win! I have been navigating a blended family for many years, but it always reminds me that relationships need to be decolonized. I am a product of a blended family; my kids are products of a blended family + my wife’s kids are a product of a blended family. The more people to love. The more people to build community. The more people to give children a second chance at having minimal trauma. This is always the plan; however, it takes an enormous amount of work to achieve this goal. It takes open-minded people who have healed their inner child, put their egos in check + most of all want the best for the “children.”

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June 29, 2021 /Ikeranda Smith
blended family, black and queer, black blended families
black, fatherhood, love, motherhood, parenting, black blended families

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