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My Connection: Chadwick Boseman

Quarantined without TV

Handling children during quarantine is rough, feels like life is going in circles. Don’t know what day it is. There’s no routine. We try to maintain some kind of system so the boys know that morn...

The Valentine’s Day That Mattered

I’ve never really been much for the mushiness of Valentine’s Day, or any day. It’s a commercial day. Lots and lots of people who want to make money will do just that; they will find a way to make m...

I am not apologizing

You know what I want to do today, my friends? I want to apologize. I want to apologize for sitting a tiny bit to my side that made you feel like I was turning away from you. I want to apologize for...

Hey Kid

Listen kid; I love you. You are me, reincarnate. Nobody else could have made me feel this incompetent and challenge my every sense to this extent. Nobody. Nobody could love me this much either. Thi...

Happy New Decade

Hi folks, so I have about an hour left in this year, this decade of ours. By the time I get around to posting this, it will be a brand new decade. We will all have new faces, flying cars, and all ...

My Nonsense

Okay, so my life just took a shitty turn guys. You get to a point where you think you’ve lived through the drama, and that stuff doesn’t bother you. You tell it to bugger off. At this point in my l...

My Happy Is Not Your Happy

My happy is not your happy. My shining sun is your rain pouring and cloudy skies all around. Doesn’t matter how much we like each other, or how well we get along. People are just different. You’ve ...

We have always been here asking not to be touched. Thanks for FINALLY noticing though. You’ve been great!

I have been wanting to talk about this issue for a while now. Where to start? I know. There’s memes/ Gifs of Chris Evans and other “real-life superheroes” who have been helping damsels in distres...

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Working Moms Or Stay at Home Moms, There is More

The debate has always revolved around working moms and stay at home moms. Who works harder? Who has more on their plate? Sometimes all of us come together and have each other's backs, which are so...

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Like I don't write much about religion because I don't know much about it. I'm just a person who is trying to do her best with whatever I have. I'll be honest I've been trying to live my life in a ...

From Jesus to Muhammad...back to Jesus...again.

I'm a Muslim. I believe in The Quran. I believe in The Last Prophet Muhammad(PBUH). However, I also know Jesus(PBUH) is not dead, and he is my savior. Yes, I said it. I know some people will have t...

Another Day Another Story

Don't ask me if I'm ok because I always am. Don't tell me things will get better because they always do. Don't tell me time heals all wounds, because it never does. Don't tell me I am stronger than...

Bedtime Stories

So apparently I'm not done talking about family yet. I have been holding onto this one for a very long time. After a long bit, I had an opportunity to spend some time with my dad. Those who know me...

Sit Next To Me

I have a very strict rule about my kids not watching “grown-up TV”. Stuff that might seem harmless to others I seem to tear apart and analyze to a point of exhaustion even for me. That’s what write...

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I just recently declared to my husband that I need to be myself. I need a haircut, color to get back to who I am. I need to feel like me again. Recent moving, taking care of the house, kids have me...

The Ever Changing Me

Last couple of years plenty has changed. That’s what life does, it changes. We grow, and change. This was my kid’s assignment for school over the last few weeks. About how he has grown and changed ...

All We’ve got is...you know? Love.

I don’t write much about relationships, or love. Even though, EVEN THOUGH you could say I’m somewhat of an expert on the subject. Actually, let’s not say that. There’s no rating on this and my kids...

You Don't Have To Love Me Because I Do.

I want to talk about myself today. But isn’t that what you do every day? you wonder. Yeah, I do. But this time I don’t want to hide behind my children or some other seemingly salient topic. “Me” I ...

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My son and I always fight about this coin. He's obsessed with it, and I won't let him have it. It's a souvenir from Italy. It has meaning for me. He just wants it because he likes to collect coins ...

The Only Place I couldn't Drive Doesn't Exist Anymore

*THE ONLY PLACE I COULDN’T DRIVE DOESN’T EXIST ANYMORE.* **Disclaimer: This is not a judgment on the land itself. It is merely an account of a resident, an outsider, someone who wishes things were ...

The Travel Story

Both of my kids are watching the same cartoon on the plane. They are sitting one seat apart. I’m sitting in the middle. They have their headphones on. Since they are watching the same thing it is e...

The Untapped Beauty of Unseen

So, it turns out that this parenting thing is never-ending. We don’t get to take a break from it. I mean, yeah we get to hide in our rooms and eat candy or watch shows after the kids go to bed, but...

Happy Birthday!

Today is my younger one’s birthday. Before today I didn’t even notice their birthdays. They came and went. I didn’t ignore them on purpose. Honestly, I was kind of glad that it was going unnoticed....

Happy Place!

There's a place where everyone goes to feel safe. I have been thinking about my safe place for a while. It’s not an actual place. It’s imaginary. It’s a beautiful colorful, lighted place where I ca...

I'm Not A Terrible Mom

I'm not a terrible mom y’all. I’m one of those people who judge. Yes, that is the end of that sentence. I judge too much. I can pretend that it's not true, that in my heart I don’t think, ”how can...

I’m not a Terrible Mom

I'm not a terrible mom y’all. I’m one of those people who judge. Yes, that is the end of that sentence. I judge too much. I can pretend that it's not true, that in my heart I don’t think, ”how can...

Let's Play Catch!

A thought came to me the other day: Why do only dads play catch? I mean it’s nice that it’s a thing. However, why is it a thing only between sons, and fathers? I don’t have a daughter but what if I...

The Princess in me Awaits

Have I told you guys the story of when I went out in search for a salon and spa right here in the town of nowhere? Right. I have not, huh? I can’t believe that has not come up. In all talks of all ...

“Ill Draw A Flower For You”

There are days when nothing is making sense. Everything is upside down. You’re inside out, literally inside out. Anyone who has ever been real with them selves knows what I'm talking about. Nevert...

The Problem

Change is coming fast and hard. We see it all around us. Everything’s new and different. I want to write new and improved but that would be a bit of a stretch. I don’t really know how improved we’r...

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There is a certain point in one’s life when you realize that you should have done things differently. It is not regret. I don’t regret anything for a second. I am who I am because of my experiences...

“You Don’t Do That To People”

“That’s not what you do to people,” I couldn’t do it anymore. I gave in and, opened the door. Took him in my arms, and asked him what he meant. “That’s not what we are supposed to do to people?” “...

Womenkind

Speaking of being womenkind and actually BEING womenkind are completely two different phenomenon. We speak of lifting each other up. We talk about having a certain comrodery. We speak about “gettin...

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If someone had said to a 16 year old me that at some point in my life I would enjoy cooking, I would have found it extremely amusing. I still don’t like the everyday cooking. The kind of cooking wh...

The Mighty Thor and his Bloody Mess

Funny thing about blood, hard to get out of stuff. Who would have thought I would find that fact out after I would be entrusted with the care of little humans. They ooze from everywhere, everything...

The Comfort of Being Me

Have you heard the expression, being uncomfortable in your own skin? That’s me when I’m out here. It might even be an understatement. You see we live in an ever changing world. Yeah, that’s news to...

My Children

A few days a I got a call from an unknown number, which I missed. It was the middle of the day. I kind of mildly panicked. Tried to call back. Checked every possible way that I could to make sure t...

The Surreal HulaHoop Experience

Have you ever had that moment where everything is surreal? What is this place? Where are you? What is happening in your life? Sitting here watching my kids play in front of me, pretend to be one su...

The WHATEVER continues...

Just recently I’ve written about how hard it is for us moms to get out, and chill. Sometimes in comparison to dads, sometimes at all. There is one aspect of it that I purposefully left out. I wante...

A Mom Diary/Complain log/Whatever

It’s barely 6 pm on a Friday night and I’m done for the night. One of my kids has been sick with a tummy ache and nausea. The other one can’t be happier because he gets all the toys and gets to hav...