A few days ago I was getting ready to clean my home while my kids lay sound asleep. It was late, so my husband was sleeping as well. I decided some company would be nice so I pulled out a DVD of The Best Man Holiday and started watching while I cleaned my floors. There’s a part in the film where Nia Long’s man is leaving town and as they say their goodbyes he tells her that … [Read more...]
Stuff Single Moms Say
When I became a single mother, someone laughed and told me that I now had a baby daddy. The old school song, "That's Just My Baby Daddy" played in my head. I pictured a man wearing a "wife beater" undershirt, drinking a 40 ounce bottle of beer, and yelling, "I ain't paying some chick child support for her to get her hur and nails did, pay her utility bills, and have some other … [Read more...]
9 Things I Learned While My Husband Was Away
The day before Hurricane Sandy was scheduled to hit the East Coast, my husband left for what was supposed to be a two day business trip. But, ended up being...well...9 days. It was bad enough that he had to leave! But what made it even worse was that it coincided with what was rumored to be the worst storm to hit the East Coast in quite some time. Call me a wimp.... but I … [Read more...]
Do Single Moms Create More Single Moms?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson A little while back I was fortunate to be asked to participate in a webinar for black moms. Our topic was about the plight of our brown babies and what we can do as parents to prepare them for the best life possible. One of the other panelists, Kimberly Seals Allers (a single mom herself) responded to a question about single moms. She recently … [Read more...]