If you’re anything like me, you’re loving the new focus on strong, brave girls and women in movies and on television. It’s not just live action films, either! Our favorite and most beloved characters are being made over to appeal to a modern society where everyone knows the answer to the question, “Who run the…
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It’s a parent’s duty to teach their kids how to use the internet
The Family Link app from Google can help you manage your kid’s time online. Find out more in this sponsored post. Kids are going to be online. How can we help them manage their time and keep them safer? In just a few days my baby girl will be turning ten. Time passed so fast!…
I got to meet Forky from Toy Story 4 at his birthplace—Pixar!
It’s been a minute since an animated character completely stole my heart. Jack Jack is probably the last character I obsessed over because I can’t get enough of how cute AND totally dangerous, fearless, and precious he is just like my own toddler. A few weeks ago, I got to meet someone who is competition…
This is a legitimate side door way to get your kid into college
Most people have known since forever that when it comes to college admissions, rich people have the leg up. Sometimes they tap into their Ivy League network for a referral. Sometimes they donate a massive sum to the university. We’ve all just accepted that that’s just the way things are. When I learned that wealth…
The benefit of black families taking annual vacations
As a kid, I used to take road trips from Philadelphia to South Carolina every summer with my grandparents and their youngest child, my aunt. “Going down south” was an annual tradition that we all looked forward to. My grandmother would fry chicken and pack it up with pieces of white bread. She’d wrap up…