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Month: August 2018

Black couples share their reflections on love and marriage. For Nneka & Armond, waiting until marriage to have sex created a stronger bond. “Before we got into a relationship with one another, we were just friends for about 7 years, which was great. Once we started courting, we made a decision to honor God and…

“This September we will have been married 7 years. Jeff came from a background where he was taught to honor women and God and made the decision to not have sex until he was married. When we met, I had been practicing abstinence as well for the past 6 years. Needless to say, our union…

Anthony and I always hear we are #RelationshipGoals or #FamilyGoals from so many of our LA friends. It’s always funny to us because had they met us 10 years ago, we were anything BUT “Goal Worthy”  We got married VERY YOUNG so you can only imagine how much of a Hot Mess we both were! 🙄…

So, we chose our family. We chose each other – on purpose. And then we committed to getting out of our own way, so that the light could reemerge. How my husband and I “got over:” We spit venom, temporarily. We wagged fingers, temporarily. We cried (a lot), temporarily. We called it quits, temporarily. We…

“We were platonic friends for a year until one Saturday after spending the entire day together… We kissed. Something about that kiss was so special, it not only changed the dynamic of our relationship, but changed our lives. One month after our first kiss we agreed to be together. Six months after going steady, Nate…

By weekday, she takes care of the kids, cleans the house, and is the consummate “PTA Mom”.  But come Friday nights, the Louboutins and lipstick come out to play – and it’s none of your business whether they play nice. Ya know, being a single mom has its ups and has its downs. The all-encompassing…

Definition of a “Snapback”: the immediate pulling together of a fresh – just gave birth to a WHOLE human being – body. Some may say, if done correctly, one would barely know you were ever pregnant to begin with. One mother decides to take it on. This is her story.

For as long as I could remember, pregnancy was a part of my dreams, goals, and marriage. Then, one day, it hit me, my childbearing years were in the rearview mirror. But after a few days of feeling like the closing of this chapter was something to lament, I slapped myself into a new fantasy:…

I was parenting out of fear, but I didn’t know why. Then, I learned about my ACEs. I ran across the term ACE the other day while reading. “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)” is a term I wasn’t all too familiar with. At first, I laughed and thought my entire childhood was an adverse childhood experience….