#Mothers

A Sickle Cell Thread 3 weeks and 3 days ago, I had what seemed to be a routine pain crisis, after plenty yelling, I gave in and let Stephen drive
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Today makes five years since I buried Mama and, last night, I had a dream about her!Actually, because it was in real time, it wasn’t a dream. Mama *came* to
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When he denies being the father of your childPregnancy is supposed to be wonderful, but for Ndanji, finding out that she had a baby on the way became a nightmare
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I’ve read this Bruenig type of motherhood article since I first started reading the papers regularly- maybe I was 14? 16? Back when The Age was in actual newsprint and
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"How do I get her to stop talking to other guys", "How do I get her to stop denying me sex" "How do I get her to respect me". These
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I am grateful to moderator @jonc101x and speaker @jsross119 for allowing me to make a brief statement at the very interesting Stanford BMIR seminar yesterday (43:00 mark). A lightly edited
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I didn't know when I shouted "God when" as this cute young couple walked into my office for ANC registeration...We all laughed and I encouraged the husband to keep supporting
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I feel the as my . If you follow me then you understand. I'm honestly just numb. There's absolutely nothing to be done but to wait for him to
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I have two jobs. One is a writer & the other is way more challenging. A 24/7 mom. A 24/7 single-mom. A 24/7 single-mom to four daughters ages 10, 12,
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Whew! Ok, looks like--especially given the questioning of Amy Coney Barrett today--this is something we need to talk about more for a second here. There are many reasons why our
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ONE MUST GO GAME: JAMAICAN EDITION ONE MUST GO!- Ackee & Saltfish- Calaloo & Saltfish- Saltfish and Baked Beans- Ackee & Cornpork ONE MUST GO- Jamaican KFC- Popeyes- Burger
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“In 1912, Titanic received 6 iceberg warnings from other ships. Despite these warnings, the ship’s captain maintained the ship at the near max speed. And we all know what happened
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Why do rapists and molesters thrive? A thread: When a rich man or woman is violently robbed, do we say they deserved it because they are so wealthy? It was
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#BatWC2020 @GiveBatsABreak What's special about vampire bats? Where to begin with these lil goblins? How bout jumps: They can launch themselves with a force 9.5X their body mass, accelerating to
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1. A couple of years ago, we lost a family friend. A young lady who died leaving a husband and a little boy. A day to the burial my wife
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Yes, Trump's secret police are real by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/yes-trumps-secret-police-are-real?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. Some time ago, Joe Biden said the president wo
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