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Haters Gonna Hate

Last Friday, The Washington Post’s Jo-Ann Armao wrote an emotional and beautiful article which told the story of what happened to my son. It also included the joys of my daughter. To the surprise of nobody, trolls came out of the bowels of the Internet to shine their hate on a story that was meant…

Rising After The Fall

“The greatest glory in living lies not from never falling, but from rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela On December 5, 2013, heaven gained another angel when Nelson Mandela passed away. Thinking about how this man chose to live his life has offered me some much needed reflection. Here is a man who…

Grown Ass Man Child

A few weeks ago, I wrote about what I believed it took to be a good father. In the past few weeks, given that it is now the holiday season, I am thinking even more about family. One of the things that people ask me a lot, in reference to Luc, is why I stayed…

Crazy And Deranged

When I was with Luc, he always used to refer to the woman he dated before me as “crazy and deranged”. He would force his son to call her by that name despite the fact that it was clear the child didn’t harbor the same ill will against her. Though Luc claimed that they had…

To Be A Good Dad…

Last week, my good friend Daddy Doin’ Work called me a week ago and asked me if I would answer an important question as part of a guest posting on his blog. He wanted to capture the opinion of Mom’s he respected on what it meant to be a good Dad. At first, I laughed and…

My Survival Date

This past weekend (October 20th and 21st to be exact) marked the one year anniversary of the worst two days of my entire life. While I am still relatively young, I am willing to bet that October 20-21, 2012 would have been considered astronomically bad by anyone’s standards – and even that seems like an…

The Child Of A Football Player

In the past week, many of you have likely heard about the murder of Adrian Peterson’s two year old son. Though the brutal murder of this innocent toddler should have made headlines regardless of who his father was, the fact that his father plays for the Minnesota Vikings became a center piece for the story.…

I Am No Damsel In Distress – You Are No Prince Charming

After an invigorating Sunday morning prenatal yoga class, I waddled my way to the local coffee shop to catch up on some news from the week. Once I got through the depressing news about the Government shut down, I started to read The Washington Post Magazine. For those of you who don’t follow the post…

The Incredibly High Threshold

In this past Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post, there was an excellent article that highlighted a case where the safety of a child seemed to merely be an after thought (if it was a thought at all). I commend the Washington Post for continuing to expose the ugly realities of Family Court, particularly those in…

Catfish and Sociopaths

Catfish (According to Urbandictionary.com): A catfish is someone who assumes a false identity on the Internet using various platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. A catfish is often undesirable in comparison to thier profile, as an actual catfish would be to a premium “catch” fish like Alaskan salmon. A few…