Artwork: “Girls” by Dana Todd Pope The school year has already started here in Atlanta and I have two young ladies gearing up to start new chapters in their young lives; one is starting her first year in college while the other is starting her first year in high school. And then my toddler will…
Category: PARENTING
Motherhood Perks: 5 Embarrassing Things My Mom Did That I Do Now
This past weekend we celebrated Mother’s Day. As a mother of three—two teenagers and a toddler—I’ve learned that motherhood ain’t for punks. And what I mean by that, is that there are definitely grand and amazing days and then there are those rough and exhausting days. All and all, it’s still a blessing that I…
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO YOU!
Statue Artist: Unknown Motherhood comes in all forms. Whether by birthing, adoption, marriage, or your environment. A motherly figure not only molds those in front of her but anyone standing around her. #HAPPYMOTHERSDAY TO ALL THE #MOMS and MOTHERLY FIGURES of the world.
Your Best Plans Won’t Get You to the Finish Line
Tonight is Valentine’s Day. I’m supposed to be spending a romantic, low-key night with my husband.
Instead, I smell slightly of vomit.
It Takes a Village: Take Your Role Seriously
Artwork by: Larry Brown, “Sowing Seeds” As a single 30-something woman with no kids, I’m constantly asked, “When are you going to settle down and have kids?”. Or some other passive-aggressive way of encouraging me to reproduce before I “get them old eggs”. (P.S. Angela Bassett has ten-year-old twins…chill). MIND YA BIDNESS My response to…
Innocence Lost: An Old Reality for Our New Generation
Artwork: Wak, Watch Where You Pointin’ That Thang!!! “Ms. April, did somebody die?” four-year old Justin asks as we pass by a makeshift memorial. Justin lives in the same neighborhood where Mike Brown was killed two years ago. Understanding the importance of giving children age-appropriate answers to their questions, I respond, “Yes honey, someone died.”…
When Doing it For the ‘Gram Goes Wrong
Artwork: “Hip Hop Youth”by Banksy We’ve all seen the viral videos: kids cursing about their presents, twerking on each other, dressed with chains and their pants sagging and the list unfortunately goes on. We laugh. We re-tweet. But we don’t think about the consequences, legally and mentally, that are the results of our crying face…
H.E.R. Crisis 