Screenshot of video By Onicia Muller There’s a one-minute clip of an adult male pretending to arrest a baby. A small fraction of Twitter users replied in-thread that police or Child Protective Services (CPS) should be involved. A larger portion seemed to view the role-play as a joke. As always, I have mixed thoughts about …
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Naturally Glam Yhanni is a Stand for Creative Moms Everywhere!
Yhanni & tribe via IG By Sharon Pendana Yhanni Jamila Brown, founder of Mama Makers Collective, a movement of mother creators, has embraced the lush glory of her natural mane all her life, rocking it all from super long locs to a super low Caesar. These days she keeps it simple with her thriving tribe of …
Can We Let Women Not Have Kids in Peace?
By Mwabi Kaira A girl I knew in my late teens once told me that she didn’t want to have children. I couldn’t wait to become a mother and already had a name picked out so what she told me was outside my orbit of things I knew but I respected that she had her …
4 Things I Learned When I Forgot My Baby in the Car
By Erickka Sy Savané I was reading an article recently about a South Carolina dad whose 8-month-old baby died after being left in a hot car all day. We hear these stories and wonder how this could happen? Actually, statistics show that it happens to the tune of 36 babies dying each year in the …
8 Times Serena’s Baby Olympia Got Our Ovaries Tingling
Serena & Olympia By Erickka Sy Savané For many, the days can seem long and staying UP can be an uphill battle. From #45 to police brutality to the snow storms that keep slamming the East Coast like a pro-wrestler, sometimes we need a diversion. Serena’s IG page is a good start. There we can …
Serena Reveals What Keeps Her Humble In Sweet IG Post!
Photo via Serena Williams’ IG By Erickka Sy Savané If you spend anytime online then you’ve seen pics of tennis GOAT Serena Williams and gorgeous daughter Olympia gracing the cover of February’s Vogue magazine! She looks vulnerable, happy and fit-as-a-fiddle. Safe to say, motherhood suits her like Grand Slam titles. So what keeps this new …
These Chocolate Mommies Of Birmingham Are Taking Breastfeeding To New Heights
Photo: Lakisha Cohill By Winnie Gaturu Some of the best things in life come free of charge; sunlight, oxygen and breast milk for babies. Continue Breastfeeding has all the nutrients babies need, it strengthens their immune system, and it’s the cheapest option when it comes to feeding newborns. With all these benefits, it’s no wonder …
To The People Telling Me To Have More Kids
By Winnie Gaturu Since my son started walking, I’ve received a lot of unsolicited advice from acquaintances to complete strangers: “You should have another kid to keep your son company,” “You should have a girl,” (as if I can determine the child’s gender), or the one that bothers me the most…”You should have more kids …
41 and Childless: Why I’m Still Hitting Snooze On My Biological Clock
Via XoNecole.com By Tee Elle I scroll through my Facebook news feed admiring the chubby-cheeked faces that my high school classmates post. The happy babies are dressed in toothless grins and two-pieced grownup outfits looking like little men and women. I smile in recognition of the toddlers who are complete miniatures of the people who …
How To Deal When The Baby You Got Is Not The Baby You Signed Up For
By Erickka Sy Savané It’s a few months into motherhood and I’m looking into the eyes of a baby that is nothing like I envisioned. I mean, she’s beautiful, healthy and a human being, like I wanted, but aside from that, I’m wondering if aliens dropped her down from another planet because this bundle of …