In our society if we listen to the news, it is normal to hear of terrible daddy stories. Just because some folks have terrible daddy stories doesn’t mean that all dads are bad, especially our black dads. Can we take a moment and celebrate the dads who are doing it right? More than ever, I see dads with their children in the mall and at the playground. YouTube videos of dads … [Read more...]
Diary of a Reformed Kid-Phobe
by Gwen Jimmere Flashback to October 2009. If someone had told me then that a year and a half later I'd be a mother, I would have run away screaming at the top of my lungs with my arms flailing in the air. You see, I was never the girl who dreamt of the day she'd be a mom. I'd only prematurely picked out baby names to keep from seeming like a freak to those who'd ask how … [Read more...]