Follow the Leader
He stood there, with hands folded behind his back, chin lifted high, looking directly at my daughter. Her two hands were full as she perused the iphone aisle. I caught his eye and made a beeline for her. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. He continued to watch....
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Launch
Hey Mamas. You want to buy this book for your kiddos: I’d been looking for such a book for a long time. Have you? Super heroes seem to be a dime a dozen. Black ones? Not so much. Like less than a hand count worth. A social media dude...
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To B
"It was never them or you..."...
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Beyond the Chocolate
We’d been in the vast jungle known as Walmart. It’s crazy in there sometimes. I don’t need to tell you this, do I? You’ve already had a Walmart scene flash in your mind with a single word. I’d taken all three kids that day. That’s one preteen and two...
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Hold the Sparks
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...
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White Mom Guilt
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...
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