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Straddling the class ladder and family

May 23, 2017February 8, 2011 by Shay

Just a quick post as I head off to bed. Tonight after a tasty dinner cooked by the Spousal Unit I ended up spending some time talking with my Dad trying to make light conversation about life and the state of the world. Yet it was one of those conversations that veered a little off …

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Categories class, personal growth, Random babble Tags class straddler, sandwich generation 6 Comments

Being an adult and speaking up

May 23, 2017February 7, 2011 by Shay

It’s barely 10 am and frankly I am ready to rewind and start this day anew. Too bad life doesn’t come with a rewind button. This is one of those posts where I wonder if it would be better suited for my journal since in many ways I am just dumping all my shit out …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags finding one's voice, sandwich generation 5 Comments

Black Beauty

May 23, 2017February 2, 2011 by Shay

Thanks to yet another snow storm, I find myself at home with time to kill since with another foot of snow expected on top of the however many feet of snow already piled up in my yard, leaving the house is simply not an option. So it seems like a great day to break my …

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Categories Feminism/Womanism, Hair, personal growth, Random babble Tags black woman and beauty, black women and hair, perceptions of beauty 3 Comments
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