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I’ve been a tall girl since forever, long and lanky. Foolish uncles would jibe, ‘Girl, you goin’ be first in the league you keep growing like that.’, as if I could turn off my grow button. Furthermore, what kind of mess was that to say to an eleven-year-old girl? Didn’t they know how hard being […]
Once upon a time Harlem only had a couple of decent restaurants. Patrons had to put up with whatever sub par antics the restaurateur pulled if they wanted to have a meal uptown. Thankfully those days are gone for Harlemites, new visitors, foodies and Harlem lovers. You don’t have to put up with limited choices, […]
As your child enters into adolescence, you need to adapt your parenting skills for dealing with a teenager. Granted there isn’t a “how to” book, but if you want to maintain a healthy relationship, based on mutual respect with the potential to last a lifetime, here are some blunders to avoid from our sister site […]
Near the end of the nineteenth century it was common social entertainment to answer questionnaires noting one’s own likes, dislikes, provocations and inspirations to reveal their ‘true’ selves to their peers, similar to the Slam Books of the eighties. More civilized. Less ugly. Vanity Fair has adapted the list of French novelist Marcel Proust, the […]
While the concept of being married to your best friend is great, I think too many have confused best friend with sock-puppet. I may very well implode the next time I’m introduced to a husband who stands at his wife’s side with that you-better-smile-like-you-love-me smile painfully stretched across his face. This says more about the […]
The holiday season is generally a great source of stress for many people. Rather than feeling blessed and care-free, many of us are overwhelmed by trivial things from what to buy the co-worker we don’t even like to how we tell our children they just can’t have it all! If you’re already in debt, please […]
I’m a hard one to beat on this wifing/mothering thing. The kids were spit shined at all times. The hubs looked like he belonged to somebody. The house was always ‘on’ just in case. It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it. And for a long time I looked like the CEO of […]
Halloween is rapidly approaching and many of you are scrambling to choose from the left- over costumes that the more timely parents were kind enough to leave behind. Worry you not! HelloBeautiful has surveyed the net for some great alternatives to store-bought costumes that will leave your pockets less strained this Halloween season. Check out […]
As women, it is our nature to give, nurture and protect yet, rarely do we offer ourselves the same in return. If we do, it’s usually out of ‘worn-to-the-bone’ retaliation – Damnit, I’m taking care of me today!, leaving us laden with more than a little guilt. Even though we give of ourselves by choice, […]
Every parent wants their child to enjoy Halloween. What they don’t want is for their child to indulge in all the free candy that comes their way. We’ve compiled a list of 10 of the “healthiest” Halloween sweets, so keep these in mind when stocking your cabinets for Trick-Or-Treaters, and when picking and choosing what’s […]
School’s in. Gone are the lazy days of late breakfasts and beachy dinners. Gone too, sadly, are summer camps and played-out kids who’ve all day, every day had someone to play with, something doin’ waaay better than sitting in this borrring house all day, as my kids will tell it. I tried not to run […]
Growing up in the 80s, “the good life” was pretty much a national motivation. We drank it like Kool Aid. You weren’t living unless you were living good. Who didn’t dream of Dynasty homes and believe that getting our Gordon Gekko on was the means to our Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous end? We […]
