Balancing Act: I Married A Blue Collar Guy
Like many women I had a mold of what my dream guy would be like. You know, handsome, God-fearing, college-educated, successful career, and earning twice as much as I do. In fact, I spent my first few years out of undergraduate school on the hunt for…
read more...Balancing Act: Director Chris Robinson Is My Mentor
The story of a 29-year-old successful TV producer and all the hustling she had to do to get to where she is today, and how renowned director Chris Robinson became her mentor. Read more: Balancing Act: I Helped My Son Learn To HearBalancing Act:…
read more...Balancing Act: Helping My Husband Cope with His Loss
A 37-year-old attorney talks about how she supported her mate throughout his father's illness and death. Read More: Balancing Act: Why Forgiveness Isn't Always DivineBalancing Act: I'm Living With LupusBalancing Act: Love The One You're With?
read more...Balancing Act: Why Forgiveness Isn't Always Divine
S. Tia Brown discovers how her distanced relationship with her father has affected all the other male relationships in her life, and declares freedom from that negative cycle. "From now on my love has one condition: consistent reciprocity. Any man…
read more...Balancing Act: I'm Living With Lupus
I'm 34 years old, a wife and a mother of three great kids--and oh yeah, I have lupus. I am disabled. I said it. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around that concept, but my body has no problem reminding me. Lupus is an auto immune deficiency.…
read more...Balancing Act: Love The One You're With?
Here's the good news: I didn't slit my wrists this Valentine's Day. I am single. And yes, the older I get the more I just keep thinking about how right my aunties and dearly departed mother have been all along. I remember the day I graduated from…
read more...Balancing Act: I Refuse to Hit My Child
Asadah Kirkland, mother and author, explains why she will never hit her 6-year-old daughter. Read more: Balancing Act: I Adopted My Cousin's SonBalancing Act: I Helped My Son Learn To HearFor more "Balancing Act" stories, click here.
read more...Balancing Act: I Adopted My Cousin's Son
A 30-year-old Chicago woman shares why she and her husband took a young relative into their home and hearts. Read more: For more "Balancing Act" stories, click here.
read more...Balancing Act: When Did Strong Become So Wrong?
Last week's Balancing Act post received so many comments that I felt a need to respond. Solely blaming Black women for their "singleness" is like placing all the accountability on Black men for their high unemployment rate. If there's a trend, then…
read more...Balancing Act: I Want A Man, Not A Fan
When I come home at night I'm usually greeted by four eggshell-colored walls, the incessant chiming of my ADT system and the sweet smell of vanilla breeze scented Glade Plug-Ins. That's it. In case you're missing the point, I'm 31-years-old, single…
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