The Young Mommy Life

by Christine Mills The hazing sessions of motherhood begin promptly at 10:30 P.M. and ends around 5:30 A.M. The sleeping habits were so startling that I dreaded nighttime knowing that it would be a mixture of fear of SIDS and interrupted sleep cycles. Like clockwork, Anissa would rise every 2-3 hours to be fed and [...]

by Kanesha Morrison  I was 17 years old. I had my whole life planned out. I wanted to own several business. I wanted to be the next Oprah. I wanted to change the world. I just started my first real job and I was making $9.00 an hour. I was so excited. My first couple weeks of [...]

Last time we heard from Tamara, she was crossing items off her before baby bucket list. Now she’s updating us on what has to be a daunting task — trying to find a job while pregnant.  by Tamara Floyd I have been searching for a job since before I discovered I was pregnant.  That was 35 [...]

  If you didn’t know, I am probably the world’s number 1 Beyonce fan. (Okay,  maybe number two.) So when I found out she was pregnant I’m not ashamed to admit I was as happy for her as I would be for an actual family member. This part right at here at the 4:21 mark? [...]

By Tamara Floyd Sometimes as a pregnant woman, you feel like you’re in a race against the clock. Society has already preconditioned us to think that once the baby comes everything stops for at least a year or two.  Stress and anxiety build as you scramble to complete projects and finally get some ducks in [...]