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Do Your Parents Help You Raise Your Kids?

Over on the Michael Baisden Facebook page I saw this last night:           For those of you who don't know, Michael Baisden is a radio talk show host, an author and a couple other labels. He seems to frequently talk about young parents (as it's a hot topic in the black community) and as usual, this latest one has got me going. Let's see some of the … [Continue reading...]

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10 Things Grown Women (Yes, You) Shouldn’t Do – Part One

I turned 26 a month or so ago. And now that I'm closer to 30 than I am to 20, I'm feeling some kind of way about the behaviors I exhibit and my reactions to every day events. Somehow I feel like I'm supposed to be wiser, calmer, more she's-got-her-life-together than I really am. Some days I wake up and I'm like, "Crap, I'm an adult? Like, really? Wasn't I just leaving the spring dance in a huff … [Continue reading...]

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Top 11 Most Meaningful Moments Of 2011

Yeah, it's a little early for the "year in review" post (well, maybe not) but I feel like this year has been full of so many ups that I need to revisit. Check out my top 11 meaningful moments of 2011. 1) Getting to work with the Crittenton Foundation again, this time to learn more about the trying times that young girls and women in foster care face. (And it gave me a chance to see Lisette … [Continue reading...]

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My Mojo Went Missing…Have You Seen It?

The past three months have kicked me in the pants. I don't know what it is about this semester, but I just.can't.get.right. Like, dinner is always late and something subpar. I've never been more ashamed of the clutter and dirt around my house, and my sex drive is like...ghost. GHOST, I TELL YOU. I can't tell you the last time I worked out. My workload (which I know I should be grateful for) … [Continue reading...]

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On Motherhood: “The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short”

I'm writing this on a Thursday night, and I swear it feels like Friday. Or maybe I just wish it was. My body aches, and my brain has turned to mush. This week actually kicked off this weekend, when I had to rush my daughter to the ER on Saturday for an asthma attack that wouldn't respond to her inhaler or nebulizer. Spent the rest of the holiday weekend nursing her back to health and getting … [Continue reading...]

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[Love Letters] My Baby Is Three Years Old

Dear Thomas,  Okay, Mommy has to start this birthday letter off with a confession, unfortunately. All last week you were bugging me about taking you and your sister to Borders. "I want to go to the bookstore! I want to go to the bookstore!" It was like you had a 50% off coupon burning a hole in your pocket.  So your dad and I took you two to the bookstore on Saturday. It was pandemonium. … [Continue reading...]

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The Good, Bad and The Ugly Of The Work-At-Home Mom Life

I'm coming up on the eight-month mark of self-employment and have had some time to reflect on how far I've come since last December, when I was shaking in my boots with nothing but two months' pay, hope and prayer. A lot of people ask me what I do in my "real life" aka what I do outside the blog and it's a lot: I'm a freelance writer/blogger, meaning I write articles for other sites and … [Continue reading...]

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{Make It Happen} Your Success Starts With You

When my daughter was about five or six months old, I marveled at how fast she was growing up, and how often I was busy with work and school and other stuff that always seemed to creep up. I wanted to put her first in my life, but I also had bills to pay. I landed a decent internship that morphed into a full-time job and I snatched it with both hands. The salary was nothing to sneeze at and - … [Continue reading...]

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