Month: September 2017
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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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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…