My son Donovan, a bite-sized jetsetter, not only celebrated turning 4 months old with a trip with dad, but he also took a two-week trip to Chicago with me. While things at the airport went smoothly for the men folk, for me just about everything that could have gone wrong did.
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Zu., a South African recording artist, poses for a beach photo. (Photo Credit: Zu.) It is the last day of May, and for many families in the United States that simply means a return to work after the Memorial Day holiday. But globally, the day has a much greater significance as the last day of …
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So there I was nine months pregnant and starting yet another Internet search, this time for a black pediatrician that my brewing baby boy might be able to relate to. I started to notice I had quite the number to pick from in Atlanta — a unique and beautiful problem to have.
My son, Donovan, thoroughly enjoyed swinging from a zip line repeatedly at a friend’s birthday party on April 15 in Atlanta. | Contributed photo I had the honor of attending one of the coolest birthday parties I’ve ever been to for a young child earlier this month. It was held in the backyard of a …
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My biggest fear as a parent is that something will happen to my son that he can’t recover from. I think about who he would become if he were convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, if my husband or I died unexpectedly or if he were ever harmed as a result of racial profiling. My worries are just as endless as my desire to protect him, whether I’m alive or dead. I wrote this for my son.
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My daughter, Suni, enjoys a cupcake at a friend’s birthday party. | LAUREN / info@honeycombmoms.com When I wrote on Monday about trying to positively reinforce certain behaviors of my oldest child, I promise I thought it would take a whole week before I had an update. But here we are two days later and I’ve …
My son, Donovan, allows for a quick photoshoot before basketball on Feb. 25, 2023. | LAUREN/ info@honeycombmoms.com It was a four-week parent academy on positive behavioral supports that met once a week for two hours. And after completing the class last Thursday, I can honestly say it should be a requirement before every child’s first …
Suni and I went on a special Mother’s Day road trip with her grandma and brother in 2022. This is us at Sweet Potatoes Kitchen in Savannah, Georgia. | MICHELLE BRELAND Having a daughter has been a treasure like no other. My sweet Suni is so much like me in some ways and so beautifully …
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