Month: September 2017

• 3rd Generation from a Black American Slave

  Parenting as a 2nd generation college attendee and being the 3rd generation from American chattel slavery is NO easy feat. Yeah, I attended and graduated from university, which means I moved up slightly in regards to upward mobility. (… because I grew up below the poverty line …) I moved up a smidge, but I…

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  September 21, 2017

  EfabulousHB, I Write These Things…

  American chattel slavery, Black American mothers, Black American parent, challenges, Chicago, Children, class, classism, divorce, Education, finances, hard work, mother, Motherhood, pareting, poor, poverty, slave, slavery, university, values

• I am #EfabulousHB.

  I am exhausted daily because I give 104.76429% from the time I put on my shoes.

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  September 20, 2017

  @EfabulousHB, I Write These Things…

  artist, beautiful, Black American, Black American life, box, broken, choices, damaged, enigma, exhausted, failed, failing, fragile, Friends, friendship, HUMAN, Humanity, life, lifetime, lover, mediocrity, mother, Motherhood, nightmares, passion, poet, racism, Stereotypes, survivor, tears, womanhood, worker

• I am not an activist.

  Sharing stuff on social media, does NOT make you a REAL activist.

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  September 19, 2017

  EfabulousHB, I Write These Things…

  activism, America, American life, Black American Humanity, Black American reality, black americans, civil rights, community, engage, life, support, the fight for civil rights continue

• “My Dad” is synonym for #encouragement!

  This may seem like an homage to my Dad. It is. Today is NATIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT DAY. My Dad was the first person in my life who believed in me. I look back and realized that he tried to sew into me at such an early age that I was mature beyond my years and I…

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  September 12, 2017

  EfabulousHB, I Write These Things…

  Black American, Black American Mom, Black American Parenting, Black American Women, black women, Boomer Parents, Celebrating My Dad, Cheerleaders, EfabulousHB, encouragement, FabWorld, fathers, GenXer, life, Missing My Parents, MommyFab, My Story, National Encouragement Day, pain, Parenting, Rest In Peace, September 12, support, Words of Widsom

• Do 1 thing for YOU everyday…

  I’m a mother. I take care of everyone else first. I make sure that everyone else feels comfort, warmth, supported and loved. From 5am in the morning to 1159pm at night, I am “on”. I can never relax totally… Because I am Momma. It begins and ends with me. So self-care becomes tertiary and soon…

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  September 10, 2017

  I Write These Things…

  Adulthood, EfabulousHB, girly stuff, Happiness, life, Love, love yourself, make time for you, MommyFab, Motherhood, paint, self care, self love, toes