So…in my other life I am a librarian.Librarians fight against a theory called self-censorship. This is the practice where librarians choose to not purchase or shelve materials that they feel could potentially cause for some challenges by patrons. For instance, some librarians will deliberately not purchase an award-winning book, because it has profanity in it …
Things I’ve learned on my TTC journey: 1. Everyone isn’t meant to be included in your pain. Telling people what you are going through can backfire. No joke, I’ve had two family members try and give me their grand kids because they felt that their daughter’s weren’t ready.It can also backfire because then everytime you …
Can we talk? This weekend was rough.Is there such a thing as ttc loneliness? The longing for an heir, a mini-me, a piece of wonder to share all your “mommy thoughts” with,…can that feeling cause a different kind of loneliness? If it can, then that’s what this weekend was like. Sometimes, being the aunt and …
My mother graduated from Fenger High School on the south side of Chicago.I took my Kaplan College Prepatory classes at Fenger High School on the south side of Chicago.My family’s home is a short walk away from Fenger High School on the south side of Chicago. Derrien Albert was beaten to death.He was a student …
So, in my other life, I’m a school librarian. I spend a lot of my time reading books. So the past week I finished two young adult novels,Keysha’s Drama of the Kimani Tru Series by Earl Sewell and Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Pena These were absolutely amazing Young Adult genre novels and …
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride has somehow morphed into Always the baby-shower host, never the baby-shower honoree. I’ve been in this battle for about two 1/2 years now. It has had its great triumphs, where I’ve learned a lot about myself and my marriage and my body. It has had its truly awful …
