March 12, 2020 Oakland Unified School District closed their doors for the remainder of the week, and planned to be closed for two weeks, while running into Spring Break, making our planned quarantine three weeks long. March 13, 2020 In less than 24 hours, we had to change our morning plan for our staff meeting. […]
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Ro’s Birth Story
Ro was born in early September of 2019. As much as I would love to say that she is my first pregnancy, that is not the case. I had a miscarriage in spring of 2017. This obviously influenced the way I moved and accepted my pregnancy journey. This makes Ro extra special to us, she […]
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The Birth Plan
My child is turning one this September. As this day gets closer, I have become more reflective on the preparation that occurred leading up to Ro’s birth. I dedicate this post to my best friend, so when the time comes she might find comfort in the journeys of all birthers before her. I think all […]
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House Mead
Before I continue to write my experience around the ideas/ideals I have as a parent and partner, I believe I owe it to them to honor their beings. As I have mentioned, my name is Araceli Espinoza Mead; 32 years old, living in Oakland, California, doing community work. My husband works for an art nonprofit […]
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Defining Radical Momma
On this blogging journey, I want to openly work on my motherhood, assessing how I raise a conscious human. Like, what does that even mean? The definition of radical I will be using is the adjective, a word of quality and content. Radical: adj. characterized by independence of a departure from a tradition; innovative or […]
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Hola, buenos dias
Today is a sunny Saturday, where my husband has UFC in the background getting chased by our almost 11 month old daughter. I hope that my voice and research to come is helpful to other brown and BIPOC mothers who are in the beginning, middle, or master places of their praxis. In this blog I […]