Raising Children to Weather the Storm
Aside from our trip to Florida last year, we really haven’t been on a family vacation. We went through a bunch of drama, but it ended up being an awesome adventure. Now that the kids are getting older, my hubby and I have been talking about going away with the kids. I’ve been doing a…
I’ve prepared myself for discussing race with my kids, as a way of helping them find their racial identity. But, what happens when the subject comes up with other children? Should you talk about race with other parents’ kids? We had just returned from a class trip. As the class lined up to wash their hands…
When I learned that my job was celebrating Boxing Day, I was like “yaas!” Okay, so they weren’t really referring to the actual holiday. The company decided to give us the day after Christmas off because it falls on a Thursday. They threw us a bone by including Friday, I’ve been told. For those of you unfamiliar with the Boxing…
Back in the day my friends and I would often plan these extravagant excursions. Okay, I admit our plans were pretty lame. But to us, they were super exciting. It consisted of things like walking to the mall. I know it sounds pretty boring, but it wasn’t to us. Those walks were literally like five…
I’ve gotten so far behind on my series, “30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me.” I initially planned on finishing it up in 30 days. But, other duties distracted me from keeping up with it. Now that I think about it, pausing the series has been beneficial because I can now include Baby O…
It’s been a while since I posted for my “30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me.” As you know, I’ve been crazy busy with my two little ones. Boy, do I have a lot to catch up on! I see Princess getting bigger every day, and I can’t help reminiscing about my own childhood….
When I was a kid, I never really understood Easter in America. Being from Jamaica, my siblings and I would start the day with a traditional Jamaican breakfast, ackee and sal (cod) fish with fried dumplings. We did our usual walk to church on Sunday, and heard about the death and re-birth of Jesus all…
I was watching the news magazine show, 20/20, over the weekend and one story literally brought tears to my eyes. It was about homeless beauty queen, Blair Griffith. I initially thought, “here’s another pageant girl looking to score sympathy votes.” Having competed in pageants both in the USA and my native country, Jamaica, I’ve come…
