microaggessions
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Unique
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? Anthony loves to thrift. My dad use to love going to yard sales. I don’t. When I look at Anthony’s “fits” (that’s what they call their outfits now), they are always “him.” His is eccentric and he likes what he likes. His tees make me laugh… Continue reading
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Protect Your Peace
We have gates all through our house. It’s so funny because Anthony was very busy as a toddler, but Sedi girl…. Anthony was also raised with two parents, attended daycare, and we had a circle of people that helped us with him. Sedinam is a COVID baby. I had to place many restrictions, which ultimately… Continue reading
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HIS promises
I’ve been having a conversation over the last few days to encourage a young lady. Many young women I know are hopeful romantics. I’ll include myself in this too. We give. We forgive. We attempt to be practical. We don’t harp on mistakes but we want to hold you accountable. She woke up with a… Continue reading
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Love and support
A law clerk and the practicing attorney sent me emails in the past asking me how was I able to make my ends meet if I didn’t have a job. They also told me that child support is not meant to be used by me for anything outside of the child. I’ve always told everyone… Continue reading
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The voice of women…
In some countries they attempt to silence the women. In some countries, you see women try to silence each other. You find so many Black women are forced to be silenced. Why is that? It saddens me to see this. I had an African woman from a small country in Africa share how she was… Continue reading
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Be inspired
A girlfriend sent me this a moment ago and I have to share and remind women it’s ok…https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR52Uecx/ I had to look in the mirror and remind myself very often that: I’m not ok, but I will be ok! I had to remind myself daily that this is hard, but I’m prepared for it. Each… Continue reading
About Me
I have been afforded the ability to accept the many trials, laughs, tribulations that life throws my way and embrace them as much as possible. I am a mom, a lover of life, and person that reflects too much.