Your Ticking Clock! Tick, Tock, Tick!

So tired of that phrase “your biological clock is ticking!” When doesn’t it tick? It ticks 24/7..as long as you are alive. I’m sick of women getting these. We all have ticking clocks. Both men and women.
But women get this more when it comes to child bearing, however, men have biological clocks too, and it’s […]

Should Women Pay Child Support If They Don’t Have Custody?

I say yes! What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If you are not the one raising the child(ren), then yes, you should help financially. You should be just as responsible as the man, especially if you have a career/job. Not saying that if you don’t have a job, you should not […]

Kiss My A**, Literally!

I had to share this because it’s quite funny, actually.
So, there is something new with Zurhi everyday, however, her latest for the past week, is that when she gets hurt, she says, “owie” instead of “ouch.” But the owie is so cute.
She says “owie” and goes round to get a kiss from everyone. You know, […]

Grace & Alfie: 13 Year Old Parents

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Especially a lovely Valentine’s day. Mine was the best ever. I did everything I said I’d do in my Valentine post, and then some.
I wrote. While my husband and kids attended a non-profit event at his alumni, Johnston Center at The University of Redlands. Greg was one of the […]

Happy Overrated Valentine’s Day!

Yeah, yeah, yeah..I said it. It’s overrated. Especially if you are not a teenager. This is the time when chocolate/candy stores, lingerie (especially VS & Fredricks), hallmark and teddy bear stores stick you up for your money. Everything is in pink and hearts. And let’s not forget the restaurants. They change their menu for the […]

Missing Fathers.

What are the effects of a home without a father? Having a home with a missing father can be the result of many different things:

Dad passed on early in a child’s life
He could have been sent to war
It could be a father that constantly travels or traveled for work
Due to a broken marriage
Deadbeat dads
He could […]

Salma Hayek Breastfeeds A Hungry African Baby

UPDATE: Salma Hayek breastfeeding baby in Africa. Warning: You will see a baby take her last breath. Be prepared. Also, though, Salma and my post stated that the baby she breastfed was healthy, the baby was actually sick. See for yourself. As always, spread the word. Do your part.

Yes, you heard right. Salma lends her […]

Z & Her Baby: Preparing Her For The Unborn

No, not the one in my belly or hers (because she thinks there’s one in there), but the one her big mama got her for Christmas. (”Big mama” is my older sister. She is to all my kids.) Zurhi actually just follows her around everywhere, and my sister loves it too. I can’t count how […]

Breaking News: WeWe Rock Star.

Happy, happy, happy birthday, dear son. I had to snag a couple of pictures before he left for school yesterday. He’s such a stylish kid, and we’re so proud to have a little man growing up with such a huge heart and fantastic energy.
Sidney truly is a rock-star. Ever since he got “Guitar Hero” for […]

Bleached Skin Isn’t The New Black.

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a Tyra Banks show that caught my attention. First of all, I have to give Tyra some credit. Personally, I think Ms. Banks can be a little on the annoying side because she talks over her guests, and audience, however, I appreciate her intentions. I appreciate what she […]

Daddy’s Girl.

Though we have known since I was about 4 months along, we are just now sharing this news. We were not sure if we wanted everyone to wait till delivery or not. And since our family members and a few friends knew, I didn’t want to keep my customers, readers and fans guessing any […]

The Belly & I

So, since a lot of people were asking to see my pregnant self, or a portrait of me belly, I decided to put this up. This is the best I can do. I’m a shy gal. Really! Also, I know in the past, I have ranted about my difficulty with this pregnancy. The all day […]

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Many of you who have read about or met Sidney know by now that he is the cutest, most handsome, well mannered, well behaved and polite son in the world. Yet he is also energetic, playful, daring and inquisitive. Sidney gets into anything and everything, right?
Well, guess who is taking after this daring soul? Miss […]

Is It Tougher Being a Wife or a Mother?

I was watching my dose of momversation (http://www.momversation.com) about two weeks ago, and the topic was “Wife or mother: What’s harder?” These were three married women with kids (obviously) discussing. It was really interesting to watch. Immediately, I thought oh it is definitely harder being a mother!!!! No “ifs”, “ands” or “buts” about it.
I mean, […]

Inauguration! Congratulations, President Obama.

Due to the inauguration, we’ll seize blogging for a couple of days. We will resume with a new, interesting, controversial post on Wednesday the 21st.
Please bear with us. And while you are out there celebrating, stay safe and enjoy.
By the way, is it just me or is everyone else looking forward to the fashion spread? […]

Traveling With The Little Ones

Traveling with kids can be such an adventure, and Greg and I being the adventurous ones are determined to not let this get in our way of travels. We love to visit different countries and our families and friends within the US. Though, people say that once you have kids that’s out the door, we […]

Spotlight Feature: Improving The You In 2009

Bio: Kwavi Agbeyegbe is married with 2 young sons and lives in Atlanta. She was born in London to a Nigerian father and a Togolese mother and grew up in Nigeria. She has a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Thames Valley University in the UK and is currently working on her Master’s degree. Kwavi […]

Where Are The Men At?

I know that I’m not the only guy who regularly reads Folake’s blog posts…though I apparently am the only one to chime in consistently. I know that there are a couple of other doods dropping comments, and some send personal notes to her inbox about how much they enjoy reading the blog, but I really […]

I Guess It’s A Free Country

During one of our many visits to DC to spend the holidays with family, my niece and Sidney were having a discussion of some sort. Sidney is a year older than her and she has always looked up to him. They are really close and so great together. Anyway, I think her mom told her […]

Generation “What’s Next?”

How many of you are foreigners? Better yet, how many of you were born here, grew up in a different country, but came back to America to attend college, start a family, pursue a career, etc.? Well, I am one of those folks. I was born in Bronx, New York, but I’m Nigerian. I grew […]