Megan Dowd LambertWanting to Give the World to My Children (Or, How It Felt to Send My Black Son and Daughter Abroad…When I was nervous about sending my oldest son, Rory, to preschool, I came across a quotation, attributed to writer, Elizabeth Stone, that…Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
Megan Dowd Lambert(Almost) the Only Brown People at the Reunion: Raising Kids of Color in a Predominantly White…A few years ago, some of my children started noting that when we attend my father’s family reunions they are “the only brown people there,”…Jul 30, 2017Jul 30, 2017
Megan Dowd LambertThe Gifts of a Not-So-White ChristmasMy husband and I are both lapsed Catholics, and we celebrate Christmas in our multiracial, adoptive, blended family with an emphasis on…Dec 20, 20162Dec 20, 20162
Megan Dowd LambertLiving with ThisWhen I was nine-months pregnant with my youngest son I went through the stereotypical nesting phase that strikes many women. I cleaned out…Nov 11, 20161Nov 11, 20161
Megan Dowd Lambert“I’ve never had a White baby before…”EmbraceRace wanted to know the difference that racial difference makes within families. We reached out to people with one or more siblings…Oct 4, 20161Oct 4, 20161
Megan Dowd LambertReading Mike Jung’s “Unidentified Suburban Object” with My Kids, Part IIIn which an alien inspires reflections on transracial adoptionAug 19, 2016Aug 19, 2016
Megan Dowd LambertReading Mike Jung’s “Unidentified Suburban Object” with My Kids, Part IIn which we talk about confronting “weird questions” (or racial microagressions) with a little help from … an alienJul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
Megan Dowd LambertReal Sisters and BrothersWitnessing my children become brothers and sisters, not through shared genes but through shared experience, has been one of the most…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Megan Dowd LambertMy Responses and Yours to “The Tiresome Question I’m Often Asked about My Brown Kids: ‘Where Are…I was hesitant when Melissa Giraud and Andrew Grant-Thomas invited me to be a Staff Blogger with EmbraceRace. Don’t get me wrong: I’m…May 27, 20161May 27, 20161
Megan Dowd LambertThe Tiresome Question I’m Often Asked About My Brown Kids: “Where Are They From?”I’m a white mother of six children, five of whom are children of color, and four of whom came home to our family through foster-adoption…Apr 29, 201698Apr 29, 201698