Modern Marys: Stuck in a Manger
Society isn’t welcoming of a poor black mother about to give birth to more poor black babies. No room at the Grand American Inn, no children allowed. There are no golden parachutes in the hood.
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Are You Just Existing? 4 Steps to Live Your Purpose
By: Latrice McNeal Are you Living or Existing? It is 5am; the alarm goes off and I roll out of bed and jump in my shower while going over my to-do list. “Another day, another dollar, another chance for me to help the kids,” I thought to myself. I am making a difference and what…
Log Off, Shutdown, Reboot. Steps for Self-Care
Has your groove ever been hacked and you feel the desire to go on strike from everything? Like, just kick your feet up and log out of life? CTRL-ALT-DLT…complete mom shutdown. Has motherhood ever been so emotionally taxing and physically draining that you feel the need to shove everything off your plate? I’m talking about, flipping…
What to Wear Wednesdays: Capes and Caps!
By 1MommyMD. Capes and Caps! I told you all I love coats, capes, wraps, caps… you name it, pun intended! This is a chic, everyday look that is effortless and combines 5 easily interchangeable pieces. The benefit of having classic silhouettes in your wardrobe is that you can create endless looks with only a few…
I Totally Wowed with This Budget-Friendly Birthday!
Birthday parties are so much fun! Decorations, super cute themes, games, cake and children screaming for hours! Maybe not the screaming part, but hey, that’s what wine is for. Birthday parties are great, but I must admit that I don’t love attending birthday parties as much as planning them. It can be stressful, time-consuming and expensive (not to mention not altogether…
Black Fathers Are Actually Winning at Parenthood
“Black Fathers Don’t Pull Their Weight.” This is the consensus, right? It’s interesting that we sit back and believe that garbage. It’s time to shatter, crush, and dismantle that lie. I’m about to tell you something that may blow your mind and change everything you know about everything.
The Kinky Girls: Flexirod Braid-Out Tutorial
Super Easy FlexiRod Braid-Out! Natural hair mamas. Tired of your same look? Need something new? Check out this super easy flexirod braid-out tutorial! The Kinky Girls mom of 3 boys demonstrates everything you need to know for this hot style!
Allergic To Crowds? 9 Reasons Why Amazon and I are BFFs
Amazon Prime, you had me at “hello.” Shop ’til I drop? Yeah, no thank you. Amazon Prime and I are BFFs. Like, super-duper close. We can finish each other’s sentences, we are always chatting…day or night. While everyone else is wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, this mom is on the…
Born Still: Breaking the Silence and Normalizing Grief
And then the world changed forever. It was May 9th, 2011, an evening that was filled with anticipation and jittery excitement. My sister was on her way to the hospital to have my nephew Isiah!!! She told me that the doctor sent her to the hospital to maybe get induced, but that if not she would…
What to Wear Wednesdays: Thanksgiving Fashionista!
By 1MommyMD This time of year is always one of gratitude. Fresh off the Thanksgiving holiday and with my birthday approaching, I am full of hope and count it a blessing to see each new day.
Struggling, Hurting, Frustrated Moms. You Are Not Alone
Moms from every walk of life. Struggling to stay strong, hurting from defeat, frustrated from exhaustion, you are not alone. We are bonded together all around the world, in our rain, enduring our connected pain. For the stay-at-home-moms. Dedicating your entire day to caring, teaching, cleaning up spills, and ALL other duties as assigned. When every…
Why Motherhood Should Never Be a Competition
Motherhood is not a race, I’m throwing in my towel. Do you ever feel lousy because you are so busy peeking into your neighbor’s yard, looking at all they have, that suddenly your own property becomes….blah? So consumed with checking out other families with their “perfect kids” and “perfect life” that you’re overlooking your entire…
Love After Divorce: I Switched Husbands
By: Guest Contributor Grace Sandra. I got off the plane and in the car with 6 other women, perfect strangers. I was in Nebraska, a state I’d never been before nor expected to ever go. I was there as the keynote speaker for the women’s retreat, Jumping Tandem. Given the nature of my previous three…
She’s an Unbothered, Unapologetic, Certified Daddy’s Girl
She’s a Daddy’s girl. He is her universe. My 4 year-old daughter loves me to the moon and back. But I’m not Daddy. Her dad is her sun, her stars, her universe, and her best friend. Everything is Daddy this, Daddy that. We can’t go several minutes without her inquiring about his whereabouts or mentioning…