Now that I am an expecting Mother traditions are more important than ever before. I love sitting under my own Mother and listening to her discuss our family traditions. One of the biggest traditions in Southern-based Black families are to eat Black Eyed Peas on January 1st of every year for Good Luck. While we usually have a feast of…
Its National Breastfeeding Week. I celebrate for you all, but not with you all. I did not breastfeed. New Mom Excitement! I just knew that I was going to be the breastfeeding queen. I remember during one of my pregnancy appointments being presented with a brochure that described using other women’s breast milk…if yours didn’t come in. I was so…
Do you Have Digital Rules in the Delivery Room? I do. Now that I am getting closer to the actual delivery (I am 37 weeks and 3 days at the time of this writing), I am contemplating everything from more life insurance to what to put in this hospital delivery bag…which I have not packed. I am very concerned about…
I am 40, Fly and a Mom to Be. I always imagined that I would get married at like 25, have kids at 27 and just be living in the family way. Now that I see the world differently I am wondering, is marriage really necessary? Life did not happen in the traditional way for me. I loved my single…
Hey Yall! My podcast is poppin! Im doing the whop over here, did I spell that right? Probably not, which is why I should be podcasting and not writing. I am so excited. I am fired up that my podcast is now appearing on several platforms. What? Who? I really want to talk about the intersections of Black Motherhood and…
Do You Have to Work Through Your Pregnancy like I do? I always imagined that I would be married by 25, kids by 27 and full swing into my power career and busting balls by the time I was 33. Well…I have probably busted some balls and that’s about it. I am 40 years old and 7 ½ months pregnant…
When I was a little girl my Mother would look at me and almost immediately know what I was thinking. I hated it. I am a conservative daughter and I always think more than I would ever dream of saying. Now at 40, going into being a first time 40 year old Mom I realize that the Mother-Child bond is…
Have You Scored My Juicy Little Book Yet? Its filled with funny and easy to remember ways to be just a little bit better and more classy. A lot of people are not sure how to score my book! Well let me tell you…it’s as easy as 1,2,3! 1. Click This Link 2. Score the E-Book for $9.99…yep, it is…
Going to Court is a serious thing. From tickets to going to prison court is serious and not something to take lightly. However, as somebody who works in a courtroom every day I see some of the most egregious violations and bad courtroom behavior. Let me help you help yourself before going to court. 1. Be well dressed. You do…
All types of relationships are interesting-especially the Rebound Relationship. This is the relationship that you might jump into a few months after getting dumped or dumping your partner. When you are in a Rebund Relationship There are Some Rules While you are not like the Side Chick, the Rebound Relationship has a specific time frame and its for a specific…