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Tag: PARENTING
Celebrating Mother’s Day with a Mother’s Thought
Originally posted on The Chronicles of DNC My daughters teach me every day that it’s okay not to be perfect. I wake up daily wondering how to do more, talk more and be there more for them, even though they don’t ask for it. In my spinning mind, there’s always something more that I can,…
Wednesday Words from H.E.R.: Wine and Words about Pregnancy
Shari and DNC share their journey through pregnancy. Each woman’s pregnancy journey is unique. Shari had two kids, a boy and a girl and each pregnancy were completely different, while DNC had a high-risk pregnancy due to a fibroid. Check out part 1 and part 2 of their pregnancy journey. Subscribe to Wine and Words…
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.”…
He’s Only Three and He WILL Remember
Artwork By: C’Babi Bayoc, “Safety Net” It’s Monday night and I’m curled up on my couch ready to indulge in my favorite form of self-care: ratchet T.V. (don’t judge. It’s my self-care J )And my guilty pleasure is none other than Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta. This episode focuses on Scrapp DeLeon preparing for a…
Beauty Hurts [A Short Story Dedicated to Our Daughters]
Enjoy this fictional reading break from a H.E.R. contributor and creator, Niccole “DNC” Coleman, dedicated to our daughters. Originally posted on The Chronicles of DNC. Photo Cred: Daughters of Niccole “DNC” Coleman pictured above The mirror shattered and shards of glass ripped through my face. I smiled. The tears that fled down my cheeks from…
Kids Just Don’t Understand: Parents/Adults are Actually SMART!
I know you think I got that title wrong since Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff originally let us know that Parents just don’t understand, but I really think it’s the other way around. So I’m raising three girls right—two teenagers and a toddler—and they are all wonderful, but the only issue is that they think…
H.E.R. Crisis 