by Tara Pringle Jefferson
As a married 23-year-old, I don’t have a lot of peers. I can count the number of married friends on one finger. I obviously don’t expect all my friends to be married because – duh! – who gets married so early anyway? LOL.
While it hasn’t really been too much of an issue, I do get tired of hearing my friends say how good I have it because I’m married. In my head, I usually think, “Yeah, well, marriage has a lot of challenges on its own…” I’m …

by Tara Pringle Jefferson
For the past few weeks, a friend and I have been going through some issues. Mainly on her part, as she’s going through a difficult time right now and has basically been keeping her distance, saying she needs space to process some personal drama.
For now she feels its easier for her to deal with her issues on her own and told me that my attempts to help, to see what’s wrong, are irritating to her because she feels like I can’t relate to what she’s going through.
To me, …

I wrote this letter on 11 Sep 08 right as the storms and warfare against our finances and marriages had begun.  I’m sharing it with BMWK because I’ve received many e-mails and comments about how “strong” I am to have made it through this.  *Shrug*  I want to unequivocally state again that the fact that we came through this was ALL GOD and none of me or my so-called power and strength.  This letter is so raw with emotion and desperation for answers.  It was written before I …

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Harriet tells us how her foreclosure story ends.

by Tara Pringle Jefferson
For as long as I can remember, wrapping my hair up with a silky scarf has been a nighttime ritual. Didn’t need any breakage from my hair rubbing up against the pillow all night long.
As a single lady, it wasn’t an issue. No one cared how I looked when I slept. But now that I’m married and have a man staring at me every night and every morning, I’d like to put my best foot forward and I’m afraid the scarf isn’t it.
But what to do, ladies? …

by Eric Payne
Father’s Day has come and gone and it was a beautiful thing to see the outpouring of Daddy-love across the Internet in articles, blog posts, webcasts and video tributes. Personally, I didn’t let it get to my head.  In my opinion there is absolutely nothing special about what I’m doing with and for my kids.  I’m their father and the only thing I know is to love them.  Maybe along this same vein there should be a Husband’s Day — or even better, a Black Husband’s Day.
As soon …

I wrote a post a while back about Facing your Fears. And I am sad to say that I am still afraid of dogs and snakes. I am the only person in the community that runs with a stick. You will not catch me running along the bike path without a small purple baton in my hand. I stole the baton from my daughter. And all of our kids know not to mess with my dog stick because if I can’t find my stick, then …

Happy Father’s Day Lamar. Thank you for being such a great and loving father and husband. Seeing the way you are with the kids makes me love you even more and more each day.
Also, happy Father’s day to my father!! Thank you for being such a great father and a great example and provider.
Here at Black and Married With Kids we believe in real men taking care of their kids so fathers, we salute all of you on this day!!
Here are some other great Dad bloggers for you to check …

If you missed the web conference here is the video.