Ginger and the Job: How Prejudice Ruined a Budding Friendship
When I was in high school, I worked after school and weekends a lot. Babysitting, department stores, fast food… if it existed in a...
Shoplifting Accusation: My Dillard's Experience
Yesterday, I was accused of shoplifting. I was in Dillard's (a department store) to purchase some items with my Dillard's card, and...
Fostering Pride: What it Means to Be a Foster Mom for LGBTQIA+ Children
June is Pride Month, a month during which we commemorate the history of oppression, celebrate the strides toward equitability, and...
Twenty-One: Happy Birthday, Baby...
Warning: Possible triggers regarding child loss. Please do not read this if you feel this may harm you emotionally or mentally. January...
Anniversary Celebration: Five Years with No Surgeries!!!
Those of you who have known me for a long time, or who have otherwise followed my story in the last several years, will know that I have...
Spotlight on Physical Therapy Students
As a person who has required the services of physical therapists from time to time, I have gained a great respect for what they do and...
On Loving and Letting Go: A Foster Mom's Dilemma After a Year With Her Child.
A year ago today, I received my first long-term placement. The pandemic was in full swing, I was terrified of getting sick, and I felt...
Black History Month Week Four: Seven Black Authors To Explore
This week, I will offer a list of different authors whose works I have read, and which might be of interest during Black History Month...
Black History Month Week Three: Seven Pre-Colombian Religions & Their Iterations in the Americas
Growing up, I remember being told that the Santeros were bad people because they did bad things. I was an inquisitive child, but I also...
Black History Month Week Two: Seven Facts Related to the Notorius B.I.G.
Over the last week, I was trying to figure out which elements of Black History I was going to write about next. There are just so many...
