I believe in telling them, and listening to them, and in writing them and reading them. I believe especially in the power of stories to connect us to each other and sustain us when we are alone. I believe that...
I have lived with people my whole life. I moved directly from my mom’s house to my boyfriend’s house, and within two years of that move, I became a mother. A mother’s life is a progression of milestones and hurdles,...
The term “child support” invokes fear and confusion into the hearts and minds of men on both sides of the spectrum. The man who nervously waits for his day in court, and the man who has made the choice to...
About four years ago my mom gave birth to a little boy. At first, my feelings were mixed. For so long, it was just my sisters and I, so I knew things would never be the same. Now, I find...
It’s an all too familiar scene in my household with two babies under two years old. Just as I am finally falling asleep after a long day, I hear my little girl whining in her adjacent bedroom. She’s lost her...
“Children are resilient, given the proper amount of love and direction; they are able to overcome things, we as adults view as devastating.” Those words burned into my conscious that evening. It was the last thing the headmaster of my...
I have been through a lot in my life. It all started when I was twelve visiting my dad in Missouri for the summer. We had got into a fight about something. I packed my bag and decided I was...
Anyone that knows me, or that has talked to me in length, knows I’m the oldest of nine children. I have three sisters and five brothers; Anthony, Cheyenne, Morris and Dominick, who all live with our mother and their father,...
THE ABANDONMENT I believe in the power of childhood. When I was in my mom’s womb my dad wasn’t excited because he wasn’t ready to be a father. On July 26, 1996, I was born; three days later my dad...
