Miss Independent: My Baby Isn’t A Baby Anymore
So my Lila absolutely HATES getting her hair combed. Like, “you need to inform me at least a week in advance of your plans to...
Black Moms ARE Different and That’s OK.
So, after yet another white mom stomped onto MyBrownBaby accusing me of “segregating” myself for writing about issues affecting black moms, my homegirl Akilah over...
The Joys (and Pains!) of Kinky, Curly Black Girl Hair
The torture usually came on Saturday evenings, in the kitchen. I’d be sitting on a stack of thick yellow phone books and a pillow, squished...
Proof That I’m Doing My Job: Black Girls and Self-Esteem
It’s not that I hated how I looked, really. It’s just that after a while, it was hard to be judged, and not start co-signing...
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby!
My talk with my mom about menstruation went something like this: Me: “Mommy? We learned about periods in health class today. The teacher said...
New On the Parenting Post: What Tough Girls Are Made Of
The girl had Mari by a few inches and at least 20 lbs, and she wasn’t afraid to bulldoze my baby whenever the soccer ball...
My Little Glamour Dolls and Their Pink Polish
I don’t know where they get it from, these chocolate little girl pies with their affinity for baby pink fingernail polish and glossy lips and...
Finding Great Joy In Gamma’s Home Cooking
I don’t know that my mom loved to cook as much as she dug the reactions she got from her standout meals. A daughter of...
Girls Are Made of Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, Too!
My God, I can’t stand bugs — never could. I mean, I grew up in Long Island, in a house with a grand, green, immaculately-maintained...
Check Out MyBrownBaby’s New Blog At Parenting.com’s The Parenting Post!
My smokin’ hot job as a columnist and Mom Squad panelist for Parenting magazine just got hotter! As of today, I’m the newest blogger of...
