Maybe neither the editors or the photographer descend from a race that has such a painful and horrifying history. Is it because they don't care? Was it a 2 hour lapse in judgement during makeup application, another 2 hour lapse in judgement during shooting, followed by another 2 hour lapse in judgement during the issue layout meeting? Is it because they deem black women useless and unpretty and a million other "un" things I'm too annoyed to think up right now? I don't know. I have no idea. But I do know irresponsible work when I see it.
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Here is my truth.
I love my daughter more than I love the air I breathe into my own body. If, God forbid, there were ever a situation where it was my life or hers, I'd save someone the trouble and take my own life. No questions. No hesitation. Done. But if you ask me do I love being a parent, many times the real answer is NO.
Read MoreSo no, fear didn't creep in with that note - it slapped me right upside my head. What was this going to be like for her? Would she struggle? Would she get it? Would she get frustrated and throw the pencils across the room? WOULD THIS BE THE MOMENT THAT WE DISCOVERED THAT THE DOCTORS WERE RIGHT, AND SHE HAD REACHED HER FULL LEARNING CAPACTIY????
So I did what all nervous wreck mothers do. I drank. Wine.
1+1=2 glasses, to be exact.
Read MoreI'm no skinny minnie. And yes, I'm quite alright with that. I have a fairly round booty and I'm proud to say that it still stands up pretty nicely. I have round hips that became ever more round after I had my daughter. The mommy-spread. That's what I call it.
Read MoreJason Mraz. Sweet, fresh faced, smooth voiced man with a guitar. When he sings he takes your heart on a journey. When he tells you he won’t give up, you believe him. You sing right back to him “Cuz I know we’re worth it!”
Read MoreThis has been an especially rough couple of weeks for me as a woman, as a mother, and as a minority. I have always known that I am all of the above - there was never a question of 'Am I this, or am I that?', but I don't remember ever feeling as though I was finally seen and understood in each of those roles until late last week, and early this week.
Read MoreWe all do things that we were raised up not to do. Children are no exception. We as parents cannot change our children's lives. We accept them.
Read MoreI was scared at first. I was only 18 years old when I learned that I would be a father. I was still a kid myself and I wasn’t sure what to do. I didn’t feel confident that I could raise a kid and didn’t think that I would make a good father.
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