Month: July 2019

She shimmered in her Sunday finery and blinked, waiting for my reply. Crowds of people slipped past us, oblivious to my dilemma. Little ears were listening in… “Where did you get them?” Her lipstick-bright smile did nothing to quell my rising panic. “Where did they come from?” She insisted,...

Away from you. That’s right–got to keep some distance, keep it cool. Those little snaps can burn, and that’s not what sparklers are made for. I’ve had to remind myself so many times. Kids will be kids. Kids will say kid-kinds-of things. Sometimes what they say is a sizzling...

When I was nine years old, I discovered ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. I’ve been a hopeless romantic since! This quirky girl that caught everyone’s attention and beat all odds was a hero after my own heart. And her name is Anne too. Oh, never mind the fact that my...

Feeling a little broken over this? You have black children and you aren’t black enough. Their hair is crazy-fuzzy and you went to Walmart that way. You got some looks. So then you spent fifty bucks on black hair care stuff that you weren’t sure how to use and...