Stumbling upon a great Blog

          A blog with a voice that I responded to is called ‘I’m not the Nanny’ by a mother of two named Kim. Kim is an Asian American married to an African American man and raising two biracial children. I didn’t read much into Kim’s blog until recently and discovered an honest and imperfect woman who just wishes to share modern day issues using her own experience through her blog. This is exactly what I wanted to do. The only word to describe this blogger is honest.

          A few posts that got to me interested was “I never meant to marry a black man” http://www.imnotthenanny.com/2011/05/i-never-meant-to-marry-black-man.html, it tells the sad journey from meeting her husband, falling in love with him and marrying him only to never gain the approval from her parents.

          She writes humbly but you know she is happy with her life. Her posts are not rants but more like reflecting and contemplating on things that happen in her life and asking what other people think about it. It is a recount of a random event in her daily life that makes her think, so she shares it with others.

          Another post that really touched me was called “ Never good enough for my parents” http://www.imnotthenanny.com/2011/10/never-good-enough-for-my-parents.html. The title itself is bold and gets straight to the point, it grabs your attention and you see this issue through her eyes via her words. Kim explains issues of Asian American identity through her own experiences growing up and what she thinks about it now.

          That is the tone I want to set for my blog, to address current issues surrounding Asian Americans especially parenting and relate it to my own life. Her topics are current and are always open-ended so other people may ponder on their own and share their own thoughts. Additionally she uses rhetorical questions to keep her posts grounded, as it is her real experiences and she is a real mother blogging on existing issues. It also adds humor and a conversational feel to the posts.

          My favorite part about her posts are its often a reflection, even though she said one thing in another post, she will bring it back and fit it perfectly into her current discussion. And of course how closely I can relate to her, coming from a traditional Asian family and being surrounded by people of various cultures, I am well aware of where I am in this big melting pot of a world.