While it is truly one of the most rewarding jobs I have ever had, having children is hard! Making sure that they are safe, healthy and happy is more than a full time job. Years ago after realizing that my children were very picky eaters, I started to trying really hard to find ways to […]
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Growing up we didn’t talk about sex or our bodies. It wasn’t because my parents didn’t care to talk about it but moreso because you just didn’t back then. I say “back then” like it was SO long ago but really it wasn’t. Over the last 10 years I’ve seen and heard so many disturbing […]
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I suppose I realized that things might be different when I married a black man but I didn’t truly understand what “different” meant. When I was in highschool I remember sitting next to a few black boys and overhearing a conversation about their lunch at a nearby restaurant. “Yeah, my order was totally fine, but […]
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I got married when I was 18 years old. I remember thinking back then that ‘love’ was pretty permanent. My parents had a very strong marriage and I couldn’t imagine a day that I didn’t love my husband as much as I did when we got married, or that he would ever stop loving me. […]
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In our house, this is just called “beads.” While my 3-year-old uses this the majority of the time, my 6-year-old also enjoys this activity in a more complex way. All you need is beads and yarn in corresponding colors, I got both of these items from Hobby Lobby for less than $10.00. I cut pieces […]
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