children
Friends: How many of us have them?
As you all know, I can come up with a song for most situations in my life. Some of your faves were Unwritten, Bag Lady and
Well, add these lyrics from the 80’s R & B group, Whodini.
Friends, how many of us have them? Friends? The one’s you can depend on. Let’s be friends.
I used to [...]
Nothing like a little darkness
Ok, so I get my act together. Prepare to start bringing it daily the only way dahgurl knows how and the doggone lights go out in the entire neighborhood. For hours. My gurlfriend Yolanda calls me as she’s driving around the dark:
“Shawn, you guys ok? Me and the girls just passed your house and the [...]
Say What?
I have definitely had a “Say What?” kinda day. First of all, my youngest daughter Niara wakes up, comes to me with her hands hiding behind her back. “I know you’re going to get mad Mommy.” “What did you do Niara?” “Well, the new food coloring that you bought for the science experiment…well…I….” She took [...]
A Ladies Lady?
I often have moments where I reflect on how I got to be who I am. Was being from a family that had migrated from Mississippi and brought a lot of Southern ways to Detroit? Was it being from a large extended family or was it being from a socially conservative family? Is it because [...]
Just smooches
I love the fact that children are innocently loving and I trust my children to let me know if they don’t feel comfortable around someone for whatever reason. But what about the child who just feels comfortable and loves expressing love all of the time? How do people react to a child like that? Well, [...]
