Benefits of Ramona getting older: writing
Watching Ramona become more independent is splendid and awful. During the splendid times, I see the opportunity to start pursuing the things that made me happy before losing all of my time to motherhood. Probably the most important thing I’m reclaiming is my writing.
Good Hair
As the mother of a mixed race daughter, I sometimes worry about the relationship she’ll have with her hair. As much as I love my own hair now, it has taken me years to break through societal preconceptions as well as my own personal issues with my appearance to get to this point
Love at First Sight
Love at first sight has always seemed like an entirely ludicrous premise, something made up to sell romance novels and movies. The concept isn’t something that rational, sensible people should believe in, right? But then something happens and all of a sudden you’re almost a believer…
Why I love being a Geriatric Mother
When my daughter turns 20, I will be 58. Some people find the idea of that horrific. But what mattered more to me than being a ‘young’ mum was being a mum that had her shit together. And so I’m proud to be a ‘geriatric mum’ because it means my daughter gets the very best version of me as a mother
Affectionate Black Mums: Where are you? (What I didn’t learn from The Cosby Show)
I come from a long line of hardworking, dedicated and fairly serious women. I wanted to be all of that for Ramona but I also wanted to be the clown and the play horse but I didn't know how
Let Them Eat Cake! Misconceptions when #raisinggirls
Let Them Eat Cake! How my own misconceptions about #raisinggirls almost totally misfired