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Check us out! We’re the featured post at Huffington Post -Divorce! Click here!–> “My Ex and I are Swingers…and Other Myths About Cooperative Co-Parenting”

“When you grow up feeling less than special, you sometimes act less than special.” ~ Beverly Bond, Founder of  “Black Girls Rock” Amen and amen.  I can’t control my girls’ futures, but I strive everyday now to let them know that they are special, so they’ll act special AND never settle for anyone treating them [...]

Now that I’m fully recharged (Thank you, TechBooHusband!), I’m ready for NaNoWriMo! That’s right…I’ve signed up for National Novel Writing Month, and I’m taking the plunge and completing the first draft of my YA novel (based upon my short story “Bomani Jones”) within the next 30 days. Many thanks to my friend Carolyn Edgar for [...]

“Romance devoid of laughter can’t last.”–Alfred Edmond, Jr., editor-in-chief of BlackEnterprise.com Such truth.  I love, love, love the sound of TechBoo husband’s laugh.  We laugh a lot, and we both recognize humor as a building block and resource in our relationship.  We both can be very stubborn intense, and more than a few times, we’ve [...]

I grew up hearing that expression…”Tell the truth and shame the devil”, except in the mouths of the older black women who spoke it, the word became “debbil.” I always loved that expression, just the way it sounded–so empowering–even before I could appreciate the truth in it. This morning, I received an email from a [...]

…TechBooHusband and I will be at a neaby resort enjoying the following: Deluxe room accommodations for two Advance call from “Cupid” the concierge to assist with special romantic requests Ice bucket with two personal-sized bottles of bubbly Romantic turndown complete with a single rose and soft music Breakfast for two complete with bubbly mimosas Late check-out [...]

I talk co-parenting, step-dating, remarriage & vacationing with El Ex with Kela Price of “Today’s Modern Family.” http://bit.ly/adWzO9

Check out my latest column at The Faster Times (includes an excerpt from our segment!).

Today’s my birthday, but the celebrating started yesterday.  I went to drop off MiniMe and BabyGirl at their dad’s after they spent the long weekend with me and TechBooHusband.  They said, “Since you’re here, can we give you your gifts early?”  Why, of course you can!  Well, I received several lovely and thoughtful gifts, as [...]

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