about me
gradmommy at gmail dot com
I am a married 20-something black female dual-degree graduate/professional student in the social sciences. I have two children, a daughter born in August 2007 and a son born January 2006.
I love music, reading, crossword puzzles and yoga, but not necessarily in that order. I used to teach yoga, but I’ve returned to being primarily a student.
Research-wise, I am interested in the criminal justice system, the family, and race and ethnicity.
I am learning how to be a good mommy and a good wife and a good student and a good daughter, friend, and citizen of the world. My husband says I treat everyone like family but I’m afraid that sometimes that means I don’t give my real family what they need from me. I’m writing this blog to work through some of these issues, share some of my day-to-day drama (or blessings, depending on how you look at it), comment on goings-on in the world or in my backyard, and in general do some writing that will hopefully inspire me to write in ways that will help my career and make me a better mother.
yli said,
December 3, 2007 at 7:01 pm
welcome to the blog world! i’m so excited to see another stanford soc grad’s blog! best of luck with juggling work and family and thanks for sharing your experience through the blog. I’m sure a lot of us will appreciate the sense of community this provides!
Lilian said,
January 2, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Hi! I came here from your link to Dawn’s blog (This Woman’s Work) and I just realized that my blog is in your blogroll (you may have commented before there, and I may not have noticed). I love to find other mothers in graduate school who blog! Your children are just so beautiful!! Well, I look forward to reading more and when I finally get around to updating my blogroll (I have to do it in html because I like it all categorized and it’s a pain) I’ll add yours too!
Nice to “meet” you!
Lilian said,
January 2, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Oh, and I just wanted to say that it’d be nice if you had archives on your side bar (I like to work my way through a new [to me] blog from the very beginning).
belle lettre said,
March 20, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Gradmommy, can you email me at bellelettre@gmail.com so that I can email you back? I cant’ find an email on your site. You are awesome, and I’d like to know you.
Also, I am so wondering if we’re at the same school.
belle lettre said,
March 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm
wait, I am lame. I just saw the first comment. Ok, then we are neighbors and technically rivals if I cared about school rivalry. Still, email me!
Patrick said,
September 2, 2008 at 7:38 am
Wow this is great… I get to catch up on everything I missed, what Will didnt tell me and more. I gotta make this as a favorite. Love y’all.
Sasha Taylor said,
October 13, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Hi!!! I’m Sasha…no you don’t know me…haha..but I came along your blog while surfing the web on “mommy’s in Grad School”…AND I saw that you are in grad school for sociology…(my plan is to be where you are in about a year)…I just had a couple questions…so if you wouldn’t mind could you email me? Nothing weird…just curious in how you deal with day-to-day stresses that I will probably encounter…being a young black woman… interested in qualitative research…wanting to specialize in race and ethnic studies…and getting married in July (possibly having children when I start)…
WOW…that was a mouth full…lol
My email is s042888t@edinboro.edu
Joe Shapiro said,
November 22, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Hi,
We are looking for a few good bloggers! Do you have what it takes?
We identified you via the Stanford Blog directory listing and are very excited by your central voice in the Stanford Community.
As background, I am Joe and am Founder of uShow – a Silicon Valley Online Video / Social Networking company with a breakthrough blogging product which we’re rolling out first on Stanford campus.
We’re meeting with the main bloggers in the Stanford community and I want to make sure we include you in the action.
We’d like you to join us at COHO (http://coho.stanford.edu/) at Stanford’s Tresidder Union on Monday Dec. 1st at 4:00PM for a “Study Break” before Finals week — Free Food, Free Coffee, Learn about uShow and how you could be a central part of the new blogging wave that uShow is bringing to the Stanford campus.
Please let me know via email if you can join us on Mon. evening. We’re excited to meet you!
Rgds.
Joe
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Joe Shapiro
c. (408) 368-5353
Lu said,
January 5, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I love your about me, as someone who is a mother, is very interested in race and ethnicity, and is a law student, I really relate to parts of your lifestyle.
fo1mock3 said,
January 30, 2009 at 1:55 am
Love your perspectives. I’m not quite in grad school but am a young mother and wife aiming for it. Wonderful reading your posts and your babies are absolutely beautiful.
ink said,
February 17, 2009 at 11:27 am
Great blog and beautiful kids!
Gem said,
October 14, 2009 at 11:41 am
Hi. I just saw your profile on the school’s website and found/and am enjoying your blog through Wicked Anomie. I will be applying to doctoral programs this fall in Sociology and American/Ethnic Studies and am also considering whether starting a family could fit. If you have any free moments would you mind e-mailing me? bohemianbahamian@gmail.com I would love to get your perspective on a few things.