Dear Diary: My Life Raising Brown Girls

When you are pregnant you develop a bond with the baby. That bond strengthens when you feel the baby move for the first time, when you hear the heart beat and it definitely occurs when you go for your sonogram and you see your baby. It's such an amazing feeling. Unfortunately, this is not the case for every woman. Some women may find it difficult to bond with her unborn child. So how does someone carry a baby for months, give birth, bring the baby home and then kill the baby? Have you been following the story about  Megan Huntsman  the 39-year-old woman who was arrested in Utah for killing at least six of her seven babies; one baby was born stillborn. She then stuffed their innocent lifeless bodies into individual boxes and packed them away in the garage. How can she look at herself in the mirror knowing what she has done? The news has labeled her a baby serial killer. Baby serial killers are very rare. However, it appears that she is not the first woman who ha...

Having a mate or significant other can be delightful. You support one another, set goals and encourage one another to do better in all areas of your life. However, the relationship can be dreadful if it is with the wrong individual.  Sometimes someone else's situation reminds of something I have gone through and sometimes I place myself in their shoes to see things from their perspective. The R&B singer Tyrese has a song called "Best of Me" , I decided  to write my version titled "(You Brought Out) The Worst In Me". What a task it was to be loved by you Suppose to be my best friend, but that was not true You said everything you could to break me down But did whatever it took to keep me around baby It felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders Because of your conditional love baby that's why You brought out the worst in me, every day I was so angry And if I had to do it again, I would not choose to boy You brought ou...