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I am a single mom who loves to write. I made the brave decision a year and a half ago to stay at home with my young daughter and earn my living writing. So far, so good.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Mother: 9 of 30

The role of a mother is probably one of the most demanding roles a woman could ever have to undergo. From the moment the child is conceived and for the rest of its life it is the mother's job to make sure her child is as safe, healthy and as content as possible . As hard as it already is to be a mother, during slavery and an...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Childhood memories: 42 of 80

As a little girl I always hated Sunday nights. As the day would get darker and darker I would feel more and more unsettled. Sunday was the night that my mother would shampoo my hair and I hated every moment of it. As an African American child with typical African American hair my hair would only get washed once a week in ord...
Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Easy crafts for one-year-olds: 8 of 14

One of my daughter's favorite things to do is play. Of course what toddler would not enjoy that! Being the crafty person that I am I do not want to sit around and just play any old game with her, I want to dive in there and do something artist and unique. I have decided to share some of the ideas that I had that she enjoyed ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Overcoming a fear of heights: 4 of 6

As I stand on the roof of I can feel my heart pounding in my chest. It is one of the older academic buildings on Yale University campus. It is covered with Ivy and some of the bricks are falling apart a bit. I notice that it is an almost perfect summer day. One of those days where the sky is perfectly blue and the sun is shi...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Dealing with teenage pregnancy: 24 of 24

Thirteen years ago I was pregnant, seventeen and scared. I thought that my world was over. Now I am thirty years old. I have my college degree. I have worked as a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Trainer/Advocate for many years. I also tutor, teach and write on the internet out of my home for a living. I can hardly even remember th...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Sleep Issues Arguments for co-sleeping: 14 of 14

My baby sleeps in my bed with me every night. There I said it. I co-sleep with my baby. You would be surprised by the amount of stigma there is surrounding the subject of co-sleeping. While I was pregnant with my daughter I read article after article on baby care. I read on subjects stemming from diapering to potty training ...