family

My son, Jaden, and his best friend, Ayanna, have been friends since they were 5 years old, and now they’re both 10. A few weeks ago, Jaden came home from school and told me that he caught Ayanna kissing another classmate.  All I could think to myself was, “Oh boy, here we go”. A 10 year old...
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For me to simply write a request for you to STFU, just wouldn’t be good blog fodder. After seeing your interview earlier this week on ABC, that’s all I found myself saying in my head. Michael Jackson, as the old folks say, isn’t even warm in his grave (well, we actually don’t know if he’s...
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In addition to writing on my own site, I’m a Contributing Editor for the Mommy & Family section of BlogHer. So stop by today to read my post there about my son & his former imaginary friend, Luke! Also, feel free to leave a comment and/or sign up for a Blogher account! Have a great...
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“More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children.” ~Barack Obama On Father’s Day 2008,  Barack Obama spoke to the congregation of Chicago Apostolic Church of God on the subject of the absence of men in the lives of their children,...
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