A Father’s Perspective: I Wanted A Son But We Had A Daughter Deeply Rooted Cultural Beliefs Growing up, as a person of Indian decent it is ingrained in you that when it comes to having a child having a boy is better than having a girl. The context for this line of reasoning is purely …
How Did You Get That Last Name photo credit: www.daily.bhaskar.com The Ultimate Fix It Mom Eagerly driving to the local Home Depot (with my three year old daughter, Amaya in tow) I realized that I had become the ultimate fix it mom. What do I mean by this? See 5 THINGS I NEVER FATHOMED I WOULD DO AS A …
PART II OF LATHA AND ADRIAN’S STORY-PARENTING This is part two of Latha and Adrian’s story. Missed part 1–their incredible love story? Check it out here! LATHA AND ADRIAN’S TAKE ON MULTI-RACIAL/MULTI-CULTURAL PARENTING Latha is Indian and Adrian is African-American and Jewish. They have been married for over 20 years and have 1 daughter Nicolette. …
Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: Indian Woman & African-American and Jewish Man LATHA & ADRIAN’S LOVE STORY My name is Latha Boyd. I am of Indian descent, born and raised in Chicago, IL. My husband’s name is Adrian and he is of African-American and Jewish descent. We have a sweet and beautiful Black and Indian (Blindian) daughter named Nicolette. HOW WE …
INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE: INDIAN MAN & CHINESE WOMAN 12 YEARS AND COUNTING YOGI & LYDIA’S LOVE STORY ABOUT US My name is Yogendran, or Yogi for short. My wife is Lydia. We have two beautiful daughters, Faith Anisha, 3, and Grace Anitha, who turns 1 in May. We hail from the sunny city, …
The Pryves Love Story How They Met Meet Styves and Priya Pryves. Unlike the common love stories in the millennial lifestyle they did not meet online. Instead it was at work where bonds are formed with less pressure over hours of working together synergistically towards one goal. Getting to know each other at work made it a …
10 Things No One Tells You About Going To An Indian Temple Visiting An Indian Temple For The First Time With my initial jitters subsiding I walked thru the front doors of the Indian temple with my future In-Laws and fiancé. Out of the blue, while visiting with my Parents in Chicagoland, Illinois for the first time, my future …
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO AN INDIAN WEDDING OUR INDIAN WEDDING When my future Mother-In-Law returned to the U.S., I had a million and one questions, I wanted to ask her about India. I could have rambled on: “So what is India like?, How did you find the dress for me?, How did you know it was going …
20 Pro-Tips For Building A Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law How Do You Begin To Build A Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law Forging a relationship with your in-laws and in particular, your mother-in-law, the matriarch of the family, can be s-t-r-e-e-s-s-f-u-l. It may be met with even greater challenges if the relationship between you and your significant other was …
i WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT PLANNING AN INDIAN/INTERCULTURAL WEDDING Exactly one week ago, September 6th, 2008 was our Indian wedding ceremony aka “Big Fat Indian Wedding.” It has now been 8 years since that date; how time flies. August 15th, 2008 was our Christian ceremony in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. We had two separate …
