Guest post by Christopher Brown As parents, it is our job to ensure that our children learn everything they need from us in order to become functioning adults. However, for parents of boys, we often find ourselves teaching them lessons that we find important, but won’t help them be the men they need to be.…
Guest post by Christopher Brown As parents, it is our job to ensure that our children learn everything they need from us in order to become functioning adults. However, for parents of boys, we often find ourselves teaching them lessons that we find important, but won’t help them be the men they need to be.…
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10 Important Lessons Men Should Teach Their Sons
in FatherhoodGuest post by Christopher Brown As parents, it is our job to ensure that our children learn everything they need from us in order to become functioning adults. However, for parents of boys, we often find ourselves teaching them lessons that we find important,...
Dear Black Girls The Rainbow Is Enough
April 3, 2019 in Lifestyle, Motherhood, Raising Readers, Social JusticeDear Black Girls, There are times when you can get into such a dark place, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that you’ve been planted, not buried. If I know anything from my life’s experiences, it’s the fact that I always grow...
Why I Decided to Supplement (And Why I Do Not Regret It)
March 21, 2019 in MotherhoodThank you to Similac for partnering with me for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. At this stage in life, I feel confident in saying that I am a veteran mom. Do I know everything there is to know about raising...
How My Parenting “Mixtape” Has Helped Me Navigate the Teen Years
March 17, 2019 in Family & LifeI thought the tween/preteen years were rough, but the teenage years thus far have been quite a trip. Needless to say, I am looking forward to every minute of it. Aly is about to enter the 10th grade and I am so excited for...
Please, Stop Demonizing Black Motherhood
February 8, 2019 in MotherhoodBecoming a mother is one of the most beautiful moments of a woman’s life. It doesn’t matter if you gave birth, adopted or became a stepmother; whether it’s your first child or your fifth. It’s a time to be celebrated by all. However, for...
Save The Princess
December 30, 2018 in FamilyMy little girl loves to be called princess, loves to dress up as a princess and just loves everything princess-shy and girly. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It seems as if more and more online, I reading more post as to...
A Picture Isn’t Always Worth A Thousand Words
December 10, 2018 in MotherhoodThis post is sponsored by Baby Dove, all opinions are my own. Even though I share openly about my life on social media, I am guilty of always sharing the good and not the bad. As a mom of now five kids, whose home...
Dear Grandpa
December 5, 2018 in Family & LifeDeath is one of the hardest things we as humans have to experience. Last night my grandfather passed away. This meant that for the fifth time in my children’s short lives they’ve had to experience losing someone close to them. As much as I’ve...
Why I Chose to do Skin-to-Skin Contact After Delivery
December 3, 2018 in Lifestyle, MotherhoodAaryn’s birth is still fresh in my mind. One of the most exciting parts, was being able to immediately hold my brand new, still covered in vernix babe, as soon as she made her entrance into this world! Having been able to do skin-to-skin...
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