A Call to Parents Seeking Excellence
I am an undercover mother. Let me explain. I am a white woman raising four wonderful, multiracial (Black and Caucasian) children and I have had some interesting experiences. To further explain the totality of my disguise, I stand 5’ 1”; have blonde hair, green eyes, and a face that resorts to a smile in most [...]
My family and I have a long and sordid affair with AAU basketball. If you are unaware of the universe of AAU, which stands for Amateur Athletic Union sports, you likely still have your own hobbies, your weekends free and some disposable income left to spend! If you are an AAU parent of any sport, [...]
Although writing is my passion, I do have a “day” job. And for the foreseeable future, I plan on keeping said job, until I make it big in the publishing world. I have, however, been very blessed with a flexible schedule and the ability to telecommute several days a week. Man, I love technology! To [...]
The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don’t have to pay taxes – naturally, no one wants to live any other way. ~Judith Martin A funny thing happens in the summer when the college kids return. In the [...]
Last Sunday, during the Father’s Day sermon, my pastor, Dr. Robert Childress, of the Covenant Glen United Methodist Church, posed the following question to the congregation, “How do you see your kids?” Because, according to Pastor Childress, how you see them is how you relate to them and ultimately shape their lives. Personally, I tend [...]
Growing up, I would often hear my maternal aunt exclaim, “Mother’s raise their daughters, but they love their sons.” When I was a little girl, I simply chalked up my aunt’s reoccurring mantra to the bitter ramblings of a deeply embattled middle child, especially considering how she was snidely insinuating that my lovely grandmother, who [...]
Sometimes you mentor on purpose and sometimes you impact a life you don’t even know about. In my relentless need to be bite off more than I can chew, I signed up to be a mentor to a child with an incarcerated parent. Even though I have a demanding schedule with working a full-time job, [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. I know I did, although it almost ended in disaster. Even though many people see Mother’s Day as a made-up holiday, created to benefit the greeting card and floral industry, I take the day very seriously. In fact, I would go so far as to say it is [...]
With the unfortunate killing of a two month old baby in Houston, by his mother, who initially claimed he was kidnapped by a black man, I started thinking if it was still necessary to teach our children, especially, our boys, about the perils of being black. What makes matters worse is this woman only recently [...]
It never ceases to amaze me that, in this day and age, when we have an Ivy League educated, African-American President and First Lady, how people are still so surprised that my children are well-spoken. I guess the people that call them well-spoken should at least be commended for their progressive thoughts. They are, after [...]
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