Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, creators of the new film You Saved Me discuss the project with Allison Seymour on DC's Fox 5 Morning News. … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Ronnie Talks You Saved Me on DC’s NBC Channel 4
Ronnie Tyler Co-Executive Producer of the new film You Saved Me talks about the upcoming release and the DC Area premiere that takes place this Sunday 3/28 at the Publick Playhouse in Cheverly, MD. This clip is from DC's NBC Channel 4. … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Talking “You Saved Me” and Black Marriage Day on Cocoa Mode
Check out the audio from yesterday's Cocoa Mode show with Shawna Renee on Sirius\XM Channel 169. We talked about the release of our new film, You Saved Me and how communities across the country are using Black Marriage Day to change the perception of marriage in the African American community. (Keep checking back, we'll be uploading You Saved Me coverage all day.) … [Read more...]
Words of Wisdom From Our Married Elders
A while back, Lamar and I were featured on Cocoa Mode with Shawna Renee on XM169. During the show, we discussed Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, the couple that has been married for over 85 years who say God and the church were instrumental to keeping them together. Shawna then opened the phone lines and asked elders who were married for 30+ years to share secrets to a successful … [Read more...]
Tips – To Help You Prevent Big Arguments
by Ronnie Tyler Have you ever had a small disagreement with your spouse that spiraled out of control into a huge argument? One minute we are talking about taking out the trash and the next thing you know you are talking about my mama. Well Dr. Barton Goldsmith, PhH. D., over at Psychology Today provides some tools that you can use to avoid saying something that … [Read more...]
Words Do Hurt (Especially To Kids)
by Ronnie Tyler The phrase words don't hurt is totally untrue. They do hurt, especially when mean things are said about or to your kids. One of our girls came home from school this week. She said Mommy I have to tell you something. While we were at Disney last week, two of my friends hung out together. Let's just call them Amy and Becky (as I don't want to use their … [Read more...]
Do You Have An Account On The Side?
by Ronnie Tyler This is a piece of advice that I hear a lot: "Girl when you get married, make sure you have an account on the side to have in case things don't work out. It's the smart thing to do....protect yourself." Recently I had dinner with a wonderful group of women, some were married and most were single, but I heard several people at the table agree that yes you … [Read more...]
Do You Turn On Each Other?
by Ronnie Tyler What happens when things go wrong in your marriage or relationship? Do you turn on each other or do you look to each other for comfort and support? What if your partner screws up majorly? Do you criticize him/her...do you say I told you so? Or do you provide love, support and reassurance? Lamar and I turned on each other once when we … [Read more...]
Are You Your Sister’s Keeper?
by Ronnie Tyler On Saturday, Lamar and I attended the iask , Inc. 5th Anniversary Holiday Tea and Awards Luncheon hosted by Mikki Taylor, Beauty Director and Cover Editor of Essence Magazine. This luncheon served not only as a fundraiser (as ticket proceeds and silent auction bids were used to support charities such as the National Capitol Food Bank, Safe Shores, … [Read more...]
The First Snow with the Tylers
by Ronnie Tyler The family in this picture looks picture perfect ...right? They look like they are having fun in their perfectly coordinated winter outfits. Well at the Tyler house we have fun in the snow too...but we are not looking picture perfect like the family in that image above. Check out our kids in the picture below. The baby has on one glove. Our oldest … [Read more...]
What Happened to Your Fingernails?
by Ronnie Tyler A close friend from undergrad came to town a few weeks back and so we decided to meet for dinner. I was happy to see her (as we had not seen each other in a while.) We both put on a few pounds as we've had several kids since undergrad. But overall I think we looked great considering we now had 6 kids between the two of us. I mean we were not looking … [Read more...]
The 40-40-40 Rule
by Ronnie Tyler Sylvia Wafver-Clark, an Atlanta based wedding planner, came up with an excellent idea to help a local children's shelter. The Atlanta Children's Shelter provides a safe haven for 40 kids everyday. So Sylvia came up with the idea to have 40 weddings for $40 in 40 hours. And the beauty of this idea is that she not only helped the children, but she also … [Read more...]
VIDEO: BMWK’s Lamar and Ronnie Tyler on DC’s Fox 5 Morning News
On Monday November16th Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, founders of Black and Married With Kids.com and Producers of the documentary Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage appeared on Fox 5 Morning News (FMN) talking about the website and the film. You can check out the interview below. … [Read more...]
Like Hot Melted Honey Butter
by Ronnie Tyler Lamar and I pretty much have our nightly routine down to a science with the girls. After long days for both of us we all sit down to eat dinner between 7:15 and 8 PM every night. Then we march the girls upstairs for their baths. Our oldest girl takes a shower, while the two youngest take a bath together. The other night while I was putting lotion on the … [Read more...]
It’s Report Card Time!!
The kids have been in school for a few weeks now. And by now they should have received an interim report card. If you were to receive an interim report based on how involved you have been in your child's education, what grade would you receive? A - Very Involved: You read and sign daily agendas and other written communications from the teacher, attend conferences, work … [Read more...]