Let’s Fix It

As I’m sure all mothers do, I worry about my daughters. Like everyone, my concerns range from their physical health to their happiness and emotional well-being.
By far, my biggest concerns are for their future.
I worry what we are teaching my daughters. Am I doing my part to teach them how to choose a partner that won’t abandon them when they [...]

Sad Day in NYC

Well as we all know, the verdict is in. Those cops in New York City have been acquitted of all charges in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell (and the critical injuring of his 2 buddies) on the morning of his wedding day in the parking lot of a strip club.
I wasn’t going to touch [...]

Piss off, Orlando Brown

Most of you probably have no clue who Orlando Brown is. I know I didn’t- at least by name- until I saw his picture. At that point the recognition was instantaneous, cuz he’s that kid that plays Raven’s best friend on my daughter’s favorite TV show “That’s So Raven” on the Disney Channel.
You know, the one with the [...]

My Boss and Me

I fear I will never be able to look my supervisor in the eye.
Once I’m done writing this, I will need to perform a full brain scrub. The sooner I can accomplish this, the better.
Long story short, my boss’s son has flashed me. Unbeknownst to me, the guy I have been chatting with online, whom I had yet [...]

St. Louis, New Jersey

I’m originally from Charlotte, NC. I was born in a little coastal town on the outer-banks of North Carolina, and moved to Charlotte to live with my “new” family (I’m adopted) when I was a relatively young child. My family was upper middle class… we took the nice vacations every year to Disney World, Washington, [...]

The Day I Ran Away

I ran away in 8th grade. It all started when I met a boy named Ryan (we were 14). He liked my southern accent, I liked his jet black hair and blue eyes. He would walk me to and from school. The walk was fairly long, so I actually wound up spending quite a bit of time with him, considering we couldn’t [...]

The Earthquake… Part II (May Wanna Check Out Part I!)

After having to answer to my nine year old for not having earthquake insurance, her little friend (a neighbor kid) stopped by… this is the kid my daughter walks to school with in the mornings. She, like my daughter (and hell, like me too!) was pretty keyed up about this earthquake we’d just had.
She tells The Diva (my daughter), [...]

The Earthquake… Part 1

At 4:39 AM I was awaken by… what? Seems there was a loud noise, like a train derailing or something… did I dream it? Wait- why is my bed shaking? Then I realize, it isn’t just my bed, it’s my whole house! What the hell? Are we under attack?!?!
Thus, my day began.
I hopped out of [...]

I Am Woman! Here Me… Meow?

If I’m completely honest with myself, I will admit that there are certain things about being married that I definitely miss. Don’t misunderstand- I do not miss HIM at all- but there were certain things that I didn’t have to do when the ex was still the hubby. Almost a year and a half later, [...]

My First Felony… And The L Word

I was 12 years old, in junior high school. I was in 7th grade, and back then junior high was 7th through 9th grade.
I was the shit because my boyfriend was an older man- a 9th grader (can I just say, as a mother, 12 year olds should never have boyfriends! It ought to be [...]