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Just Because Someone Else Is Beautiful, Doesn’t Mean You Aren’t

Photo: Google By: Bev Aron/YourTango.com This is going to change everything. “She’s so gorgeous,” I said to my daughter, referring to a woman I know. My daughter wrinkled her nose — “no she isn’t!” she protested. It turns out, I was responding to the woman’s vivacious spirit and sparkly eyes, whereas my daughter has a more analyticalContinue reading “Just Because Someone Else Is Beautiful, Doesn’t Mean You Aren’t”

See you at the next funeral

“Ain’t no drama, like family drama, cause family drama, don’t stop!“ Color me hopeful. My father died when I was six years old and my brother is nearly a generation older and didn’t appreciate my existence. There was one man in the family who took me under his wing. My uncle would take me fishingContinue reading “See you at the next funeral”

My I-Robot Tried to Escape

For years I’d wanted one, but they were $500-$600. A Robot to make my life easier. Yesss I imagined a world where I would return from work and all the floors would be vacuumed. The commercials were so appealing, as were the you tube videos. I even considered getting a cat so he could goContinue reading “My I-Robot Tried to Escape”

What it means to raise a Black girl in white America

Photo: Google When we learned we were having a girl, my aggressive planning for my child’s upbringing had to change This essay is part of a series on fear and impending fatherhood. Read I used to stare down the barrels of guns . Now I’m going to be a dad , and that’s scarier” andContinue reading “What it means to raise a Black girl in white America”

THE To-Do-List METHOD for PEOPLE WITH CRAZY LIVES AND SHORT ATTENTION SPANS

If you constantly feel like you have too much on your plate, give this trick a try. Lila MacLellen/Quartz Productivity science is generally unkind to standard to-do lists. We’re told that they feed the impulses of our faulty brains in all the wrong ways. They call our attention to tasks that are easy to quantifyContinue reading “THE To-Do-List METHOD for PEOPLE WITH CRAZY LIVES AND SHORT ATTENTION SPANS”

The Best Man

Congratulations to the Russian Government. Your choosing the Narcissist Supreme, who’s mission in life, is Real Estate and status. was brilliant. Your country guaranteed his obedience as you control much of his empire by encouraging banks to loan him money . People with dubious backgrounds, bought his properties at inflated prices There is no politicianContinue reading “The Best Man”

Slutty Vegan founder pays off balances of 30 more Clark Atlanta students

By: Blue Telusma/The Giro The founder of popular Atlanta restaurant The Slutty Vegan made headlines this month after helping a Clark Atlanta University junior pay off his outstanding tuition fees. Now she’s back, and doing it again – for 30 more students! The founder of popular Atlanta restaurant The Slutty Vegan made headlines this month after helping a Clark AtlantaContinue reading “Slutty Vegan founder pays off balances of 30 more Clark Atlanta students”

2 to Zero

Its late afternoon , in a small cafe. Inside was a couple of customers. A women sitting alone in booth reading a book and another man sitting alone a booth a few feet away. The quiet in the cafe was broken, when a family with a toddler entered the restaurant. The family sat in theContinue reading “2 to Zero”

For Your Consideration

God has a sense of humor You’ve reach a certain age. The beginning of cruise control. Life is easier, the world isn’t coming apart and if it is, whatever! No rugrats, no teenagers professing their hate for you ! No braces, no tuition, no late night calls for money. Dinner when ever we want. Cruises,Continue reading “For Your Consideration”