Ok, I’ve been trying to say this for 3 months.
If you had asked me at the beginning of the year if I would like to work from home, I would have screamed “YES!” in your face before you even...
Do I question if writing this anonymously is the answer? Yes, I do. Maybe there will be a time where attaching my name is essential.
But today, I just want this message to be heard.
After viewing George Floyd’s murder, I...
Last night, I finally had the conversation with my boys that I honestly have been avoiding because {full disclosure} it made me uncomfortable, I worried about my words (or lack there of) and because I didn't want to "steal...
How F*R*I*E*N*D*S quotes seem to fit perfectly with ADULT LIFE!
Warning: (1) if you have never watched FRIENDS, none of this will make sense, and (2) please reach out to me so I can convince you to watch the best...
Over the past few weeks of reckoning with racial violence, I have seen many of my friends sharing the same idea: We will teach our kids to do better.
I feel the same way, and have shared this sentiment myself....
Think Before You Speak
Dear Captain, your voice is not my voice, nor is it the voice of the 3,500 of women you are representative of. I get that, as the captain of the largest female Krewe in New Orleans,...
Because I am a white mother:
I was statistically more likely to survive childbirth.
I never have to worry about someone seeing my son riding his bike down the street and assuming it was stolen.
I don't have to work hard to...
What I Did
When I was 6 years old, I heard the n-word for the first time. I was in the Taco Bell bathroom when I overheard a disgruntled customer complaining about an employee. I asked my mom later what...
Does your white privilege make you uncomfortable?
Does it make you squirm with shame and regret?
Does it make your face hot and your heart race when you think of the times you stayed silent?
Growing up, did your family tell you...
The magnitude of what is going on in our world lately is overwhelming; I can only imagine how it must feel to people of color. Last week, I had a breakdown in front of my husband, sobbing about not...
This morning my husband called me with an urgent voice. "Baby, can you look on my dresser; I think I left my wallet at home." I peered across the room and I spotted his slightly worn brown wallet on...
On May 22nd, the last day of school, Jefferson Parish Public School System made an announcement that in the fall, changes to the start of the school day would occur. JPPSS announced that the elementary schools would start between...
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Picture this: It’s Friday night. It’s been the longest week of work, homeschooling and cooking. You’ve been washing masks and researching restaurants...
Struggle Bus
Last year was a disaster for our family with regard to getting four children to three different schools on time and then making it to work on time. We had one child in PreK in Gretna, one child...