Raising Self blog
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Beyoncé Made Me Think: How lucky am I to be born a black woman!
“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman”
They want everything about black women, but black women. That is our truth. These are the things we whisper in to each other in hair salons, in our secret spaces that are just our own.
Am I the right wife for you still?
I am flesh and bone and fallible. You knew this when you said yes.
I am passion and obsession and emotion. You knew this when you asked me to wed.
I am soft and hard and driven. You whispered that you loved this about me when we were young.
Women of Color, Wonder Woman and Underrepresentation
Don’t get me wrong, I think Gal Gadot maybe a great choice for this role. She’s strong. She served in the Israeli army and did all her stunts in another major franchise film. But I did expect the Themysciran community to be diverse.
Slow Simmering Mom Rage
I’ve been doing this mom thing the past 3.5 hours alone and I feel this rage bubbling deep within my mind and spirit.
Why Barnes & Noble is Destined to Fail
I saw a large number of patrons seated on the floor (about 6 in random locations), so I found a seat on the floor and started to type and read. Shortly there after, a B&N employee came by to me and others seated near me and stated we could not sit on the floor per store policy.
I Vaguely Recall Marrying for Love
The thing about marrying for love is that you will inevitably have to exist in that world following “ever after”. The great unknown, and the place where the story continues past what some people to be the only fairy tale worthy stuff. But then again… I’m pretty sure Cinderella found out too late she had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in common with the Prince and (because she was raised by flaky mystical tree fairies) Sleeping Beauty made for an awkward addition to royal society.