Raising Children to Weather the Storm
I had problems reading when I was a kid. I think it had a lot to do with transitioning from one culture to another. Even though English is our national language in Jamaica, there are still a lot of differences between my home country and the United States. For example, some words are pronounced differently…
I’ve always enjoyed reading. As a kid, my mother made it a requirement. I remember getting books from my cousins. There were so many that we ended up turning one of our closets into a mini library. Anything involving Michael Jackson was my subject of choice. You couldn’t stump me on Jackson trivia. I read…
Every year my mom used to give me a New Year’s resolution speech. She’d say, “It’s your chance to start off fresh, blah blah blah.” What started off as a rant actually stuck with me. To this day I still set goals for myself and reflect on the previous year to see how far I’ve…
Princess turned three this weekend! I usually have the entire summer to prepare for Princess’s birthday bash. But it has been hard to plan amidst all the chaos of welcoming Baby O into the family, school, doctors appointments and such. I wanted her day to be special so I did my best with what little time…
