I’ve shared many of our mamas stories over the last few months, and have finally decided to share mines. Here’s my motherhood journey. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing more stories of amazing mamas of color from Pittsburgh. My motherhood journey is not all roses and lollipops, but I’m still kicking and…
#GoodMama Muffy Falls in Love with Motherhood
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#GoodMama Eboni Faces Her Biggest Challenge: Motherhood
1. When did you become a mom and how did you feel? I became a mother in 1997 at the age 19. I was quite overwhelmed. Not long after I discovered I was expecting, I was informed that I was carrying fraternal twin boys. 2. How do your feelings about motherhood differ now? Now that… -
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… -
#GoodMama Farrah Survives A Miracle
1. When did you become a mom and how did it feel? I’d already had three miscarriages, and we were right in the middle of beginning the adoption process when I found out I was pregnant with Avery. We’d gone through treatments and so many disappointments that truthfully when I first found out I was going… -
5 Life Skills Tweens Should Learn
So, it’s officially summer time. While many mamas are finally taking a sigh of relief, for those of us who have tween children (i.e. boys and girls between the ages of 10-14) the works is just beginning. (At least for me it has.) This week my son are starting what I am calling his ‘Life…