Motherhood: Is it a Life Sentence?
I Fell In Love With A Rasta Man! I met my husband in February 1982...
May 11, 2019
I’m a Mom…and Four Other Reasons I Need Therapy!
THERAPY... for reasons unbeknownst to me, there’s this stigma in the black community that the...
April 10, 2019
How Could I Let This Happen: My 2 Year old Said the ‘N’ Word!
You know, I was always the type of person that when I heard a child...
April 5, 2019
A Raisin Almost Got Me Locked Up!
Since I have become a mother, I have never felt so inadequate, so consistently unprepared...
March 21, 2019
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Securing our Legacy Part III: Preparing Our Children to Manage Generational wealth
Although I did not grow up in poverty, I also wasn’t born into wealth. My husband jokes all the time about how I grew up “rich”, which couldn’t be further... Read More
Girl! Don’t block your blessings.
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My Single Mom Dating Struggles…
As I consider the idea of dating again, I ask myself, are there any helpful rules or guidelines for dating as a single mom? In all honesty, I was never... Read More
How Could I Let This Happen: My 2 Year old Said the ‘N’ Word!
You know, I was always the type of person that when I heard a child using foul language I’d shake my head and say “tuh, liberal parents”. Or when I... Read More
I Thought My Husband Was the Pull-out King, Turns Out I Have Infertility Issues
Throughout my twenties as many of my friends had those “oops” moments and I didn’t, I thought to myself “dang, we don’t have those problems, y’all man need to learn... Read More
The Deadbeat
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Prenatal Depression
I had always heard people talk about postpartum depression, but I'd never heard much about prenatal depression. Like many mothers, I often worried about depression after giving birth that the... Read More
Mommies To Be: 10 Things Your Mommi Friends Haven’t Told You!
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Girls Trip 2.0
She was set on driving in one car together but we couldn't fit both strollers in her car. This was the start of going to dinner becoming a stressful... Read More
HOW BRINGING HOME BABY IMPACTED OUR RELATIONSHIPS!
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How Love And Marriage Found Me The Second Time Around…
Before we go any further, I must let you know after my first marriage failed, finding love and getting married again was far from my thoughts. Rooming separately, but still... Read More
Motherhood Chose Me
Heyyyyyyy! Tina checking in! If you follow me on Instagram then you know I’m completely obsessed with my babies. Like could they be any cuter?! As cute as they are,... Read More
Helping Kids Deal With Death
When someone we love dies, we often lose a little piece of ourselves. While we know death to be inevitable, it is often our children who don’t understand the finality... Read More
STOP STEALING OUR #BLACKBOYJOY: A MOM’S PERSPECTIVE ON LOSING NIPSEY HUSSLE
Nipsey lived his life the way many of us talk about and fantasize that we would. How cool would it be to own the building down the street from where... Read More
Journey to Discovering Our Child Had Autism Part I: Her Dramatic Entrance
Keeping our baby and this issue of blood a secret, we bled heavily for six additional weeks. To our amazement, the baby’s heartbeat continued to get stronger, and she began... Read More
The Day I Found Out I Was Becoming a Mother I Entered Stage One of Grief…
Needless to say, I had a real WTF moment when my period went missing (while on birth control, might I add) in May of 2012. I waited until the following... Read More
Why YOU Should Do A Juice Cleanse
I’ve never really watched my weight per se. I have always been able to eat clean, with a treat now and then, and maintain my size. The past few months... Read More
My Public Apology to my Brother-in-law! The Mom I Was Sure I Would Be vs. The Mom I Am!
I was adamant, confident, borderline obnoxious about the mother I would be and no one heard it more than my brother-in-law, Tyrell. He was the first of our close friends... Read More
I Married a White Man: Here are 3 Things I Learned
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10 Ways Social Media Has Impacted Our Parenting – MommiNation Mashup
I have to actually tell myself don’t record this moment, just be present and enjoy it with my son! There’s this constant pull as an “influencer” to always get content,... Read More
DEAR WHITE MOM’S: WHAT I NEED YOU TO KNOW….
Dear White Moms,
You are my friends. You are my sisters.
We are the same in more ways than we are different, but there are a few things that I need you to know.
I have... Read More
Intent Vs. Impact: A Mom’s Take on the College Admissions Scandal
Now as a post-college graduate who had to work her ass off to get into college (and grad school), I have a few things I need to get off... Read More
Why Am I Still Trying to Figure This Parenting Mess Out?
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TRIP-WHERE?!? FROM TWO TO FIVE…PART II
After finding out I was pregnant with triplets, so many questions came to mind. I’m 4’11, 125n lbs soaking wet. How would I be able to carry 3 healthy babies... Read More