Episode 94: When Your Children Don’t Look Like You: Understanding Black Hair Care
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2020
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Today's conversation with my guest, Monica Hunter, was a gift. We talked about hair and skincare, and in that, we explored how to help our children feel valued and loved. There is beauty in coming together to care for one another. As a foster and adoptive mom of a multi-racial family, I've had to ask so many questions, and I'm thankful for people like Monica who are willing to jump in and share their knowledge. We need spaces where we don't have to fear making a mistake but can simply learn with others together. I want my children to know I care about them, and part of that is showing them that I care about the hair and skin that God uniquely gave each of us.
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:09.8 | People really just engulfed and welcomed the story of, you know, an African American mom and a white mom coming together just to talk and share over hair and skin care. And we probably |
| 0:24.1 | talked about any and everything in that one hour I was there with her. So I've actually made a |
| 0:29.4 | really good friend in the process. So it's really cool. |
| 0:36.5 | Hey, it's Jamie Cave. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast. Thank you so much for showing up with me in this space again. I am so thankful to be on this journey with you. Whether you're part of the foster care community, passionate about serving, or simply interested in learning more, I think |
| 0:55.4 | you're going to love today's conversation with my guest Monica Hunter. Monica and I talk about black |
| 1:01.7 | hair care and skin care, which was so helpful to me personally, and even more so, we discussed how to |
| 1:08.9 | help our children feel valued and loved for who they are as a person, the very way God made them. |
| 1:17.1 | Monica is kind and compassionate, and it was a true joy to spend time with her. |
| 1:22.8 | Now, she didn't intend to enter this foster care and adoption space, but God gave her a platform to uniquely |
| 1:29.2 | encourage other moms. This happened when a video of her helping a white mom, now friend, |
| 1:35.7 | do her black daughter's hair, went viral. If you're looking for hair care basics, we'll cover that. |
| 1:41.8 | And if you're looking to learn more about why hair care matters, |
| 1:45.1 | we'll talk about that too. There is so much grace for those of us who do not know what we're doing. |
| 1:51.6 | We need safe spaces to ask questions, and Monica is here to help us. Now before we head to the interview, |
| 1:58.9 | know that you can find links to connect with Monica, |
| 2:01.8 | helpful hair care tips, and my takeaways from today's show at the forgotten podcast.org. |
| 2:07.3 | While you're there, I invite you to sign up to receive weekly encouragement and updates. |
| 2:13.0 | We'll send you our new blog posts, upcoming podcast show notes, and other free resources each week. |
| 2:20.2 | All right, let's do this. |
| 2:27.7 | Well, there is so much to learn as a foster or adaptive parent, along with the emotional roller coaster of welcoming a new |
| 2:35.6 | child into your home, navigating the system, understanding trauma, and learning how to advocate |
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