By Kristie McCollum 5 Tips On Handling the Holidays As a Blended Family
It's that time again. The hustle and bustle of the holidays. We begin with a time to reflect and express…
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Kristie McCollum
My Skin Is Black – Why I Stand for The National Anthem
The annual See You At the Pole event was coming up and the coordinator asked me and two of my…
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Raising My Black Boys
I have seen a lot of articles floating around since the high profile cases of Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown…
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I Will Always Love My Transgender Brother
I actually sat here and wrote two different posts about two different things before I decided to share what was…
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My Fiance’ Doesn’t Like My Son
I never thought I would tell a story like this. I didn't see myself coming to this crossroad in my life,…
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I Want My Daughter To Have It All – Is It Too Late For Me?
"One day, I'm going to be a teacher and a doctor. And I'm going to go to so many places…
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Am I Qualified to Raise A Man?
His smile. His giggle. His laugh. His wild, rambunctious ways. That's my son. My boy. He is loving, funny, and…
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Face to Face with the Truth
I write in my journal, in my blog posts, and share with my closest friends all the time how I…
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Parenting Alone
How do you do it? How can you do it? Questions I often get asked; which I now find offensive.…
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Unlucky Number 3
This is my first time sharing this. Sometimes it is really hard to open up about things that seem to…
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I Was Ashamed
I was 21 with two small children, 14 months apart. I didn’t have a thing in this world to offer…
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