There is no better educator in the world than a grandmother with some stories. There is an expectation for women across many cultures to be well-mannered, beautiful, a master of all things domestic, but in varying degrees, somewhat submissive to her husband.
Read MoreRecently, I was introduced to Christopher. He and his husband, Heroildo, live in Atlanta with their children. But, before they became parents, they looked around to see what they could expect as gay parents in the South.
Read MoreI was 38 or 39 when my first marriage ended. I met my ex-husband when I was 21, so we were together for a long time. Letting go was hard despite our issues. After all, no one wants their marriage to fail.
Read Moret’s exceptionally tough for us to make a close cluster of friends in new places as we grow older. I know plenty of people who don’t have strong friend bases outside of the friends they knew growing up or those they met through work. But why?
Read MoreI may be dating myself by admitting this, but I’m 100% an 80s kid. Fast forward to today, and I’m the one in charge. I even have my very own kid. But my, how times have changed.
Read MoreMy name’s Katy, and I’m a proud Southerner. I’m also a reluctant and recovering participant in what I call respectful racism.
Read MoreHi. I’m Erin, and I’m a germaphobe. I find the everyday interactions of life fraught with dangerous microscopic critters hell-bent on making us sick, miserable, or dead…
Read MoreThis is not an easy book to read. It’s a personally challenging book. Yet, I consider it incredibly affirming of my desire to rise above the systemic racism in our society and see that equality for all becomes the dominant ideology…
Read MoreI had no expectations going in, which is probably why they were so wonderfully met (and exceeded) when I read From Scratch in one sitting…
Read MoreTwo women, Harriet and Antoinette, who married into white families share their story as they navigate the currents of a biracial marriage.
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