From the Mouths of Little TCKs + Two-Ingredient Pancakes
I was hesitant to sign up for this week because my kids are young (9, 7, and 4) and I didn’t know what they could bring to the table of TCKs. Turns out, they’re hilarious, insightful, and see things I didn’t know they understood. Sounds about right for a TCK, right? I kept their answers […]
Family Bonds
We are a multi-cultural family. A mobile family. We were built during small periods of settled-ness across multiple continents and countries, and from the beginning we learned to be excited for change. We are a loose family, open-handed and open-hearted and accepting. Always willing to be loyal, always willing to let go. Unattached. Somehow we […]
A TCK’s Battle with the Question “Why?”
When I (Danielle Wheeler) asked my daughter if she’d like to write a post for children at Velvet Ashes, her eyes lit up. I knew it would be an easy “yes” for my young aspiring author with a passion for cultures. What I didn’t know was the emotions that it would bring out in both […]
Friends Like Family (a TCK Q&A)
When we first moved overseas, our eldest son was a quiet but game-for-anything 5-year-old. We told his stories easily and without a second thought. But now that plucky kindergartener is a tall, wise teenager, and I’m realising those stories are his to tell. So here he goes: My name is Jackson, I live in County […]
This Week’s Theme: Children
“Are your kids going overseas with you?” Friends and teammates have been asked this question as they prepared to move to another country or across an ocean. It seems silly, doesn’t it? Of course they are. Our children learn how to navigate airport security, haul their carry-ons and say goodbye. They make friends and try […]