Add Water and Stir: Women of Color | Adoption | Foster Care | Parenting

ABM is joined by guest host & foster mom Cristi and Michelle Hughes to discuss the immigration crisis that has resulted in nearly 3,000 children being separated from their parents after arriving at the southern US border. This crisis is especially triggering across the adoption community due to questions about legal status, childhood trauma, and family separation.

We know, we know! Add Water and Stir has been idle for more six months as Mimi and ABM have been out raising kids, starting businesses, doing research and in short living their best, and sometimes, stretched lives. On this episode of the show, the ladies get together to catch up and discuss a change that’s been a year in the making: Mimi is leaving the show.

Mimi and ABM are doing a special weekly recap for fans of NBC's This Is Us with commentary focused on fostering, adopting and parenting children of color. This week they discuss Season 2, Episode 03.

Mimi and ABM are doing a special weekly recap for fans of NBC's This Is Us with commentary focused on fostering, adopting and parenting children of color. This week they discuss Season 2, Episode 02.

Mimi and ABM are doing a special weekly recap for fans of NBC's This Is Us with commentary focused on fostering, adopting and parenting children of color. This week they discuss the Season 2 premiere.

Is Beth the best wife ever? Who knew Paper Boi could sing? Do black men quote Oprah IRL?  Are we all mad at Rebecca for keeping Randall and William apart?  Did someone call Jesse? Who will sign our petition if they don't get an Emmy nod for this episode?

 

Mimi and ABM from the Add Water and Stir Podcast recap NBC’s hit series, “This Is Us” with added commentary about race, class, privilege,  adoption and a bit of humor.  Join the conversation on our Facebook page and check out our entire podcast catalog at addwaterandstirpodcast.com.

February is Black History Month in the United States, and this is a month when the hosts really go hard on raising awareness about the contributions of African-American and black Americans with their children.  ABM and Mimi discuss how if families are talking about the contributions of diverse historical figures all the time, then the need to compensate during awareness months is less. Black history, as well as diversity contributions from all people of color, should be integrated into family life every day.

The third week of February is National Random Act of Kindness Week. The hosts discuss how observing this awareness week provides a nice opportunity to teach their children to be kind to each other. Let’s start a wave of kindful acts.

days when they chuckled about Cissy Houston side-eyeing Aretha Franklin.

Mimi and ABM conclude the show with a big announcement: Add Water and Stir will be sunsetting at the end of February.  The archives will still be available as will the Facebook page and Twitter feed. The show is being retooled and rebranded. The ladies will be back and ready to rock in early June 2017!

Will Kate and Toby's long engagement work out? Can a married person go on tour with someone that has seen them naked?Is Jack's lonely drink at O'Shannon's his final one? Will Randall get an Emmy nod for dropping that "Glory" tear AT WORK? Do we like Kevin now - I mean, we kind of have to, right?  Once again, where the heck is Beth going?

Mimi and ABM from the Add Water and Stir Podcast recap NBC's hit series, "This Is Us" with added commentary about race, class, privilege,  adoption and a bit of humor.  Join the conversation on our Facebook page and check out our entire podcast catalog at addwaterandstirpodcast.com

Is Kevin a Facebook stalker? Does Kate slide into Duke's DMs aka Cabin 13? Can Toby be any more annoying? Did Jack clean the bathroom before their special date? Is Randall going to have to choke a b**** at work a la Wayne Brady?  Can Beth possibly be more awesome?

 

Mimi and ABM from the Add Water and Stir Podcast recap NBC's hit series, "This Is Us" with added commentary about race, class, privilege,  adoption and a bit of humor.  Join the conversation on our Facebook page and check out our entire podcast catalog at addwaterandstirpodcast.com.

After several emotional attempts, Mimi and ABM have a serious chat about the Trump Effect and its relative impact on daily life for parents raising children of color. Mimi and ABM talk about the rise in hate crimes, how to help your children deal with the negative narratives, how changes in health care policy might impact foster and adopted children, and share a bit about their own experiences these last few months.

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