Month: December 2016

Black Fathers Are Actually Winning at Parenthood
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Black Fathers Are Actually Winning at Parenthood

“Black Fathers Don’t Pull Their Weight.” This is the consensus, right? It’s interesting that we sit back and believe that garbage. It’s time to shatter, crush, and dismantle that lie. I’m about to tell you something that may blow your mind and change everything you know about everything.

The Kinky Girls: Flexirod Braid-Out Tutorial

The Kinky Girls: Flexirod Braid-Out Tutorial

Super Easy FlexiRod Braid-Out! Natural hair mamas. Tired of your same look? Need something new? Check out this super easy flexirod braid-out tutorial! The Kinky Girls mom of 3 boys demonstrates everything you need to know for this hot style!

Allergic To Crowds? 9 Reasons Why Amazon and I are BFFs

Allergic To Crowds? 9 Reasons Why Amazon and I are BFFs

Amazon Prime, you had me at “hello.” Shop ’til I drop? Yeah, no thank you. Amazon Prime and I are BFFs. Like, super-duper close. We can finish each other’s sentences, we are always chatting…day or night. While everyone else is wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, this mom is on the…

Born Still: Breaking the Silence and Normalizing Grief
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Born Still: Breaking the Silence and Normalizing Grief

  And then the world changed forever. It was May 9th, 2011, an evening that was filled with anticipation and jittery excitement. My sister was on her way to the hospital to have my nephew Isiah!!! She told me that the doctor sent her to the hospital to maybe get induced, but that if not she would…

Struggling, Hurting, Frustrated Moms. You Are Not Alone
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Struggling, Hurting, Frustrated Moms. You Are Not Alone

Moms from every walk of life. Struggling to stay strong, hurting from defeat, frustrated from exhaustion, you are not alone. We are bonded together all around the world, in our rain, enduring our connected pain. For the stay-at-home-moms. Dedicating your entire day to caring, teaching, cleaning up spills, and ALL other duties as assigned. When every…

Why Motherhood Should Never Be a Competition
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Why Motherhood Should Never Be a Competition

Motherhood is not a race, I’m throwing in my towel. Do you ever feel lousy because you are so busy peeking into your neighbor’s yard, looking at all they have, that suddenly your own property becomes….blah? So consumed with checking out other families with their “perfect kids” and “perfect life” that you’re overlooking your entire…

Love After Divorce: I Switched Husbands
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Love After Divorce: I Switched Husbands

By: Guest Contributor Grace Sandra. I got off the plane and in the car with 6 other women, perfect strangers. I was in Nebraska, a state I’d never been before nor expected to ever go. I was there as the keynote speaker for the women’s retreat, Jumping Tandem. Given the nature of my previous three…

She’s an Unbothered, Unapologetic, Certified Daddy’s Girl
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She’s an Unbothered, Unapologetic, Certified Daddy’s Girl

She’s a Daddy’s girl. He is her universe. My 4 year-old daughter loves me to the moon and back. But I’m not Daddy. Her dad is her sun, her stars, her universe, and her best friend. Everything is Daddy this, Daddy that. We can’t go several minutes without her inquiring about his whereabouts or mentioning…