By Didan Ashanta Somewhere between the hurricane of hormones that floods the body and the prenatal vitamins that most expectant mothers take, something beautiful happens to our hair during pregnancy. We start to enjoy how our tresses grow like a weed and grab every opportunity to show off the volume and strength that we gain like…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Alicia of alburnet.wordpress.com Now, before I start writing this, I’ve got to make a confession. I watch television with my two and a half year old daughter. For some people, this may not seem like much of a confession. However, I must note that according to the experts, like the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids…
➠ Continue ReadingI used to think that mothers who stayed home with their children were doing themselves and their kids a disservice. A liberated and educated woman belongs in the workforce, I thought. Why graduate, get a job, and then stay home with babies, I questioned. Then I dropped my 12 week old off at childcare, and…
➠ Continue ReadingWe recently discussed books, movies and TV shows that affirm brown girls. Now we’re moving on to dolls! Check it out; American Girl Dolls Addy is African American with dark hair and eyes. Cecile is from New Orleans, and has brown skin, green eyes, and curly brown hair. Heart 4 Hearts dolls Rahel is from…
➠ Continue Readingby Alicia Barnes of liciabobesha.com My baby is a book monster, a connoisseur, an addict. His first word in the morning is often “book” and normally followed by his first fit of the day when I only read one book instead of the 27 he wants before school. At school he can be barely bothered to…
➠ Continue ReadingBreadwinner wives. We’re an interesting bunch. Increasingly common, but surprisingly absent in media representations of the modern woman. Sometimes we are praised, other times we are chided. Like the time I went out to dinner with my best friend and her new boyfriend, and he asked where my husband was. When I said, “At home,…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Didan Ashanta Having a baby changes your life forever! I totally agree – however, I have a limit on how many of these changes I’m going to accept for the long term. Maybe you do, too. I realise that some women are comfortable with the ‘baby-weight’ that is still with them even when their child…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Alicia of alburnet.wordpress.com I’ve been teaching now for six years. I’ve been married for five. I’ve been a mommy for two. And for all this, I’ve got plenty to show. I’ve got: letters from pleased parents and thank-you cards from former students, awards for teaching excellence, a husband who brags about me, and a healthy,…
➠ Continue ReadingBy DeAnna Raising kids is expensive. The USDA estimates that the cost to raise a child to the age of 18 in the United States is over $241, 000. Today, I am going to share some tips with you that will hopefully help you get that bill down in one area: clothing. 1. Don’t pay full…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Didan Ashanta One day, during my final year in the all-girls’ high school I attended, our Personal Development teacher was on the topic of ‘marriage’ and took the opportunity to teach us ladies how to be mentally prepared for the first sexual experience. (I think someone was concerned that it was bound to be horrible.)…
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