My Life in Words & Pictures
*This post talks about the most recent events leading to IVF. These events happened in 2019. It was a sunny day in southern California. In June 2019, I sent the email. This was the inquiry about starting the process of IVF at Walter Reed in Bethesda, MD. Here I was 10 years after first contacting […]
One of the questions I get asked a lot is why I don’t have children. It used to be asked of me almost daily but people now realize that there are different life choices. Being a mother seems like it should be a choice that any woman gets to make. It’s a given. Our bodies […]
Recently, a white pastor in Atlanta made a statement that slavery was a blessing to white people. As expected, this comment received a lot of attention and backlash. Honestly, I understand why he said it. After all, it was great for white people. It has continued to be great for white people. Can you imagine […]
I have to be honest. I am overwhelmed. Completely. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to see people speaking up but also mad that it took so long. I’m overwhelmed knowing I am supported by most of my friends but sad that some still don’t get it. I am overwhelmed because I have to move soon and […]
Please don’t turn to a place of guilt when reading this. This isn’t about guilt but instead about realizing what is happening so that we can work towards change. I’ve been talking quite a bit about race for the past few days over on Instagram. For some of you, this is a side of me […]