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Dec 14, 2018
4 min

While They Can Still Smell Them: To My Mother

You had four kids without epidurals because your husband said you didn’t need that. Girl you are strong. You were and are always the most outgoing of the parent duo. You held down the fort many times. Always have advice. Always got jokes. The Petty Princess lol. As a child, you gave my siblings and I the tools we needed to be ahead of the game. When we got to preschool, we already knew alphabets and how to spell our names and colors and a lot of other things. Apparently I was

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Dec 12, 2018
4 min

While They Can Still Smell Them: To My Father

I’d like to introduce the “While They Can Still Smell Them” Series. First entry, To My Father Daddy’s girl, straight out of the womb, so I’m told. The first born of four. Chris and Sharon’s oldest baby. Stories have been told of me crying every time my mother even touched my father in the slightest bit because I didn’t want to share daddy. He cut his hair one time and it tickled me to pieces as a child. Somehow every time Baby Rae’ tossed and turned in the bed, her little foo

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Nov 28, 2018
4 min

What's A Relationship without Romance?

I mean, am I the only person that feels like that? If you're an avid reader of my blog, you know I've written a previous relationship post about the question "Is love enough?" In my opinion, its not. And if you're interested in my detailed opinion, head over to that post and read up. But anywaydoe, today's topic of conversation is Romance! I'm a hopeless romantic so I can go on for dayssssss, but i'll just keep it simple today lol. I'll begin with a disclaimer of sorts: I am

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Nov 23, 2018
3 min

And It Was at This Point....

I thought I planned everything out perfectly. I woke up early, because I had set an alarm, and I was READY! I had to get these tickets. This was going to be my 4th quarter event and trip and I was going to have a blast. I was one of the first people to secure tickets too. My Taught You Live. My girl Myleik Teele was having a live podcast and I was going to be there. Front and center lol. I had been counting down the days because Lord knows I was ready for this quick vacay. A

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Sep 17, 2018
2 min

Yes, We Live Together....

And no, we're not married or about to get married! I get this line of questions all the time. People ask do I live with my boyfriend, and when I answer and say yes, the next line of questions always have to do with marriage and getting married. It's not surprising that this is how the conversation goes. After all, this is the "norm." But I have to say that I think my relationship with my boyfriend represents the "new normal." Or atleast our "normal." Does normal even really e

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Sep 10, 2018
4 min

But is Love Enough Tho?!

If I’m being completely and totally honest and transparent, love just is not enough. What’s love got to do with it? Lol. Now don’t get me wrong, love is a very important aspect of any relationship, but if love is your end all be all sis, you might want to reconsider. Couples should align and complement each other financially, spiritually, mentally and so on. They also should be committed to a common goal that transcends the love. Its levels to this ish. So check this out, if

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Jun 8, 2018
3 min

Nah, No Netflix and Chill

While Netflix and Chill is cool for couples who have been together for a while, your first date with someone should not include “Netflix” or “chilling.” So if you’re date-night-challenged and need a little help figuring out what you and bae or potential bae should go out and do, here are some suggestions: Arts & Crafts: This date night idea will open the door for you to see the person’s creative side. You and your date get together and visit the local craft store, like Michae

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