Depending on how you were raised or the generational set you’re claiming, fathers have specific roles in the lives of their children: Provider, Disciplinarian, Mediator, Mr. Fix-It, and even Monster-Destroyer. But the main benefit of having a full-fledged father is, well, confidence. Not that we mothers don’t nurture, encourage and make our kids feel capable—we… Continue reading Fathers: The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Tag: Raising Babies
“I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
With Mother’s Day’s just around the corner and a year since the murder of Trayvon Martin, it didn’t surprise me to see the joys of motherhood and the perilous state of black children being weighed in the May edition of Ebony magazine. However, in between the political commentary and photos spreads about the latest fashion… Continue reading “I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
Kids, Not Criminals: When “Failing to Parent” Goes Wrong
Once you become a parent, you quickly realize that activities you once considered ‘routine’ feel more like a reality-show-worthy endurance contest when you put a child in the mix. Besides cooking, laundry and other unavoidable chores, the main one capable of testing our sanity is the dreaded trip to the grocery store. No matter what… Continue reading Kids, Not Criminals: When “Failing to Parent” Goes Wrong
The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Several years ago, after we’d been dating for a few months, my boyfriend Calvin and I decided that our relationship had developed enough to reach the next milestone: Meeting the Folks. The fact that we were in our thirties and included my son on dates didn’t diminish the butterflies I felt in wanting to make… Continue reading The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
“Divorce Court’s” Judge Lynn: New Book, Old Marital Mistakes & Maintaining Healthy Relationships
Raise your hand if you, like Chocolate Mama here, love watching you some Divorce Court. It’s not because I’m a morbid person who’s zealously watching the demise of a marriage with popcorn in one hand and M&Ms in another: in fact, as a happily married woman, I like to see couples remain together… Continue reading “Divorce Court’s” Judge Lynn: New Book, Old Marital Mistakes & Maintaining Healthy Relationships