 
On the eighth episode of Add Water and Stir, Mimi and ABM discuss their perceived challenges in being Black, middle class, adoptive parents.  While their “bougie” scores are relatively low, each new mom chatted about her feelings in helping her child keep up with the Joneses in terms of education, activities, discipline and other social expectations.   Admitting that these may be First World problems, they note that this is when they consider the lessons in teaching social code switching the most.  The Wine Down is currently without a reality show (boo!), but ABM dishes and side eyes Aretha Franklin’s recent appearance on David Letterman. @mimicomplex @adoptiveblkmom #addwater

AWAS 008: Black and Bougie

Add Water and Stir will focus on promoting adoption within communities of color, especially within the African American community.  We want to give voice and visibility to families like ours who often seem left out of mainstream adoption conversations.  We hope to educate others as we talk about our struggles and triumphs of parenting adopted children.  Of course, there will be time for Mimi and ABM will kick it about all kinds of not necessarily adoption related topics as well.

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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.

AWAS 057: The Children of Migrants

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.

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye...to Mimi

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.

'This Is Us' Recap: 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.

'This Is Us' Recap: 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.

AWAS 008: Black and Bougie

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