Bulls Eye

I have always given my children advice, gone on tangents, and ranted gallore. They knew one thing for sure. Mommy is going to talk. I have something to say during punishments. I have something to say during their spats. I even have something to say when no one is talking. Yup. I am one of …

Am I Tripping?

  My first baby love is nicknamed Jai. He is 13 with a sweet baby face, stands taller than me, and irritates my soul to no end… This child goes out of his way to make me want to throw a shoe in his direction. I seriously thought I was going crazy one year. As …

To Be Happy or To Cry

“You should take a pregnancy test.” I don’t remember much as to why one of my cool friends in high school suggested this but I was nervous as heck. At that time, the females were into saying their Bloody Mary’s were coming. Well mine was noticeably late. It was the beginning of senior year. Surprisingly, …

Can We Fix Your Face?

  Something as simple and innocent as your four-year-old tilting her head a little more than slightly, giving you a hug, and seriously asking, “What happened to your face mommy?” is enough to make you question yourself.   Such has been my life (and her question) since Monday. The day that I foolishly chose to …

You’re a What?

“Stop biting me!” “Leave me alone!” “You make me sick.” “MA!!!!” If anyone would’ve told me at an early age, “Tereka, you’ll be a teenage mom,” I probably would’ve punched them and told them to leave me the heck alone. Coming from a big family, the one thing that I knew when I was 11 …