I am So Her! — Mothers

Have you ever been in love only to find out that it came with strings? Well, yeah....I have too.  Everything in the relationship was so surreal at first. It really felt too good to be true, and honestly this was a feeling I haven't experienced in a longtime. He said and did all the right things at first. Then...BOOM! A monster started to appear. The abuse was suttle. He played on all of my vulnerabilites. We are dimished in "small" ways, like you don't clean right or cook everyday. You don't acknowledge their hard work, oh...and we're starting to gain a...

  Get out the wine, turn up the music and draw yourself a bath, its back to school time! Lol! Time for all the babies and their drama to be swept away by that big ole yellow bus. This is the time for our kids to get back into those books and off of tik tok. Have fun during this school year because it will go by quick. Too quick! Make a point of attending your childs school functions and also participate in school activities, as long as your schedule allows. Keep providing your kids with the tools to succeed...

Good Evening Ladies I hope everything has been well with you. So much has transpired since the last time we talked. A war broke out in Ukraine, Chris Rock got slapped, Kentanji Brown Jackson became the first African American female Supreme Court Justice. Now, women's right to choose is now under attack. Whew! I don't know about you, but I need a little R and R. All that being said, life goes on and the seasons are changing with blooms of happier times in the waiting. I know it has been hard for many us right now. Fighting so many...

About two years ago, my family and I decided to attend church on Sunday for an Easter egg hunt as we normally have in previous years. When church is released on Easter, we always go over the Easter egg hunt rules due to the large crowd. Before we separate, we agree on a meeting spot just in case anyone gets lost. The hunt was about to start soon, so the boys were separated into their own age group. I stayed with Jojo because he was about five years old at the time. All the parents were also given rules, but of course.....who listens...

A poem written by my older sister: Tameka I am busy. Not in a way most people would think I am busy calming my fears I busy finding my ways I am busy listening to my family I am busy getting in touch with what is real I am busy growing and learning new things I am questioning my answers I am busy being in my present life