Things Men Tell Women Strong willed, argumentative, too much, intimidating, too independent…these are all terms I’ve heard used to describe women that were driven, ambitious, organized and smart. Women can expect to be blacklisted with these normal characteristics if they voice their opinions to loudly or too often. Women who don’t feel the need to […]
Mixed Messages I’ve received as a Black Woman Part 3
This week I would like to tackle a few more mixed messages. Gold diggers and Independent women This first one applies to women in general not just black women. A woman might express her desire to be in a relationship with someone who is financially stable and potentially earns equal to or more money than […]
Life after Divorce- Making Peace with your Past-Conclusion
Rebuilding your life after a divorce is obviously hard. Re-evaluate One of the positives can be having the time to really look at yourself and where your life is going. In a way, you’re forced to re-evaluate everything. Some of us naturally take time every once in a while to do check-ins with ourselves. I […]
Coming of Age Part 2
There’s a lot that encompasses coming of age. Realistically it’s more like a process than a moment. How do the coming of age stories of young men differ? Do we have enough solid stories of young men learning and caring about themselves and others as they navigate through the world or is there only an […]
Coming of Age Part 1
Do you remember when your transition into adulthood began? Do you remember a sense of self-awareness or crossing some kind of threshold into childhoods end? I have a few moments I remember but one that is notable happened when I was sixteen. Sitting on a hill with my friend overlooking a sunset one Sunday afternoon, […]
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 […]
