Dear girls, One day in 2014, I was walking through the train station in Philly, and a woman stopped me. She handed me a $20 bill and asked if I could buy her something to eat and use the change to buy me something to eat. I noticed that she had a cane beside her […]

Hi, sweetness 1 and sweetness 2! I love spending time with you. You are kind, thoughtful, smart and well-mannered – and I get to spoil you. In Septembeer 2017, I taught one of you (baby girl) how to perfect your eye-rolling. I allowed both of you to eat ice cream two nights in a row. […]

Dear sweet girls, I do not support Bill Cosby, OJ Simpson, R. Kelly and Tiger Woods. To find out why, please use Google. There are too many good Black men in the world to advocate for the bad ones. When you know better, you do better. You know better.

Dear sweet girls, Speak out against injustices – even if that means calling out your friends. You can be loyal to your friends AND call them out for their inappropriate behavior.

In April 2014, I was caring for the two of you while your mom recuperated from surgery. You were 3 and 7 years old. I am CBC (childless by choice). And I believe I am a pretty smart woman. However, WHAT was I thinking when I gave you, a 3-year-old, some chocolate right before bed? […]

Dear sweet girls, I am a proud auntie! Big girl, at 12, you were reading at the same level as a freshman in college. Baby girl, at 8, your teacher wrote this about you: “She is simply amazing! She is a leader and a role model. She tested at the very top of the class for […]