What kind of responsibility do female artists have to the younger generation? I sometimes get frustrated by the dual messages some female artists display. On the one hand they spout that they are empowered but frame themselves into scantily clad unrealistic props made for the sole purpose of shock value and entertaining male fantasies. Are these images […]
The Unsettling Fear of Being a Teen Mom
Once I was having a conversation with a young woman and asked her about her goals. She told me that she wanted to graduate and not get pregnant. It got me wondering about goals. Like, once they’ve made it past that…then what? I was a bit sad that she didn’t seem to have any other […]
Ready to Leave Home?
I hear a lot of teenagers talk about moving out. Youth as young as fifteen sometimes play around with the idea of moving out from under the wings of their parents. They are tired of having someone to answer to and think that moving out will solve that problem. Others get their first taste of freedom […]
“Nude”
I was at my favourite undergarment store today and decided to make a few purchases of the BEST BRA EVA and as usual, I chose the colour black. The lady at the counter asked me if I wanted any other colours to which I replied that black was the only colour that was versatile and […]
When Waiting Goes Wrong Part 2
In When Waiting Goes Wrong I spoke about the disillusionment that falls over Christian women when they are waiting for sex and their future spouse. When we focus on the what we expect from God rather than what he’s already blessed us with it’s easy to get into a bad head space. If you’re a Christian […]
When did all lives matter?
Something people don’t understand is that after all the things that have happened to black people through the centuries these types of events traumatize us. Even worse than the death is the excuses as to why the death was ok. This kind of talk disturbs my soul. Even if many black men had not been […]
