1. When did you first become a mother and how did you feel? I was 29 when I had my son. I was single, so I was a little apprehensive about how I was going to handle this, but what I felt most was overwhelming love. I felt an awesome sense of responsibility. I…
#GoodMama Erica Gives Time & Attention to Motherhood
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This is What He Really Wants After Work
Here’s what your man really wants when he gets off work today. Give it to him. And, if you’re a man reading this don’t let her one up you like that. Click Here. -
This is What She Really Wants After Work
Here’s what she really wants waiting for her when she gets off work. Give it to her if you can. If you’re a woman reading this, don’t let him one-up you with a work week gift, get him this. -
Join the #GoodMama Movement
BrownMamas.com created the #goodmama movement because we are fed up with African-American moms being depicted as lazy, mean, insensitive, crazy and most of all unloving. We want to show the world that African-Americans moms can and are excelling at raising children. Every week until Sept. 13th we will be highlighting two African-American moms who are… -
4 Things Every Mama Should Do Before Starting a Blog
The site might look nice, but it’s a lot of work. Let’s just say my part-time job did not prepare me for the long nights, don’t know what I’m doings (I know that’s not a word) and endless hours spent staring at a computer screen (still wondering what am I doing). If I had it… -
4 Things Every Mama Should Do Before Starting a Blog
The site might look nice, but it’s a lot of work. Let’s just say my part-time job did not prepare me for the long nights, don’t know what I’m doings (I know that’s not a word) and endless hours spent staring at a computer screen (still wondering what am I doing). If I had it… -
#Giveaway, Win a Custom, Embroidered Bib & Burp Cloth
One of our #goodmamas, Ms. Marcia of MC Obsessions, has been gracious enough to offer one (1) customized bib and one (1) customized burp cloth, such as the ones below, as a giveaway for BrownMamas.com. Check out our Rafflecopte giveaway below. a Rafflecopter giveaway -
#GoodMama Marcia Obsesses Over Kids and Business
When I first laid eyes on Marcia’s embroidered layette that she made for one of the newest additions to my family, I thought, “I have to put this on the site.” The amount of detailing and time she puts into her embroidered “obsessions,” as she call them is simply magnificent. Plus, she says it was all… -
Living With Soul : Do Black Women Have a Competition Problem [WATCH]
“Living with Soul” is a bi-weekly show that airs every other Sunday on BrownMamas.com. The purpose of this show is to help moms-of-color live their lives in a way that is worthy of their children’s admiration. -
Mama’s Guide to Tween Boys & Puberty
My teenage boy is officially going through puberty. Everything in my world came to a screeching halt last week when my son walked in the kitchen as I was stewing chicken and said “So mom I kind of just don’t understand what this intimacy thing is all about. Do you think we could watch a video about…