Author Archives: mariexchantel
Trayvon Martin
I I don’t doubt that GZ was beaten up by Trayvon. If someone comes at me in the dark, with a gun & is hell bent on attacking me, I am going to do what I can to prevent that … Continue reading
My Childless Adventure!
Let me preface this by saying I love my kids. HOWEVER ; ) I had a wonderful time on my lunch break walking through Menards looking at patio furniture without wondering: “Where did she go!” or hearing “Mommy can I … Continue reading
Night in an old house . . .
Old houses. Old haunted houses especially. I get a kick out of watching television shows about them. They scare me half witless. I then find comfort in knowing I can turn off the television, and feel safe again. Safe in … Continue reading
Snacks while in time-out?
Call me old fashioned, but I was under the impression that you couldn’t ask for snacks while in time-out. Granted, she’s two and maybe doesn’t know the rules yet. However, I would think that asking for a tasty morsel would … Continue reading
Two year old monster.
We just witnessed the worst 2 yr old tantrum EVER! After about 45 minutes we (her dad, sister and I ) were secretly impressed. She was not giving up. We do plan on honing that. At any rate, the little … Continue reading
Meeting white people
I like when I meet a white person, and I realize that they have other black friends. I hate when I am a white person’s only black friend. I don’t mind white people as friends but as far as their … Continue reading
My journal entries from 9-11-2001 and after . . .
September 11, 2011 After the events of 9-11-2001, I felt the need to take pen to paper and write down my thoughts in my journal. It may sound disjointed in parts, because I was of course numb and confused by … Continue reading
My little one is the bitee
I read an article on one of those mom blogs that really made me think about the other side of the bite world. From a perspective of – Ok maybe their parent’s aren’t ghouls like I made them out to … Continue reading
Opening your mind to what a black family can look like
We faced the awful infertility bug. So I couldn’t even fathom saying I want my child to look one way or the other. The fact is, I didn’t care. Even if I didn’t have trouble conceiving, I wouldn’t have cared. … Continue reading
