For Working Mothers Who’ve Considered Nannies But Realize Their Babies Are Totally Awesome
So can we have some real talk? Good. When my daughter was born, I struggled long and hard about what we’d do when I went...
Kandi Burruss & Mama Joyce Make Me Grateful My Mom and Dad Practiced Hands-off Parenting
Watching Mama Joyce tear through daughter Kandi Burruss's relationships on Real Housewives of Atlanta is painful—and makes me vow not to do my daughters that way.
The Souls of Black Folk: Tasting the Duality of African American Life During a Fancy Dinner With Our Girls
When we took our daughters to one of the Top 5 restaurants in Atlanta, we got a sociological experience that gave our daughters a window into the rest of their lives.
The Broken Purple Crayon: Teaching Kids that ‘Broken’ Is Still ‘Useful’—In Play and Real Life
Let’s teach our children that even broken pieces—of crayons and lives—are still useful. Let’s share with them that there’s always hope. In fact, hope is most alive when we can’t see it.
Couple Arrested For Abandoning Adopted Son: What Would You Do If Your Child Pulled a Knife On You?
An Ohio couple faces six months in prison and a $1,000 fine for leaving their adopted son with child welfare officials.
Zero Years a Slave: Setting my Child Free from Generational Bondages
Watching "Twelve Years A Slave" made Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts think long and hard about her own mental/emotional bondage, and ways she can avoid passing along her baggage to her daughter.
{Faith & Motherhood} The Solution to Selfishness: Parenthood
Want to control—or even eliminate—selfishness? I have the perfect solution! Have a baby!
{Faith & Motherhood} Developing My Child’s ‘Character’: The Greatest Ghostwriting Gig Ever
I'm helping to write the first few chapters of my daughter’s life, so that I don't miss the opportunity to inject lessons that she'd never come up with on her own.
On Adrian Peterson’s Son, Abusive Boyfriends and Due Dilligence—For the Sake Of Your Child
A simple check of her new boyfriend's records could have revealed his violent past against women and their children. But hindsight in the beating death of Adrian Peterson's son is 20/20—and it's full of lessons for all of us mothers.
Happy 5th Anniversary, MyBrownBaby! Celebrate With A FREE Copy Of ‘The Best of MyBrownBaby!’
Cue the confetti! Toss up the glitter! Turn my music up high! Today, we’re celebrating MyBrownBaby’s fifth anniversary—five years of delicious, insightful, smart, funny, irreverent...
