My Mommy's Neighborhood

serving moms for 9 years

My Mommy's Neighborhood - serving moms for 9 years

Hi Hubby! Hi Daddy! Hi Brothers-in-law! Hi Uncles!

Boy and girl watching father open Father's Day giftToday is a VERY special day for me.  It is a day to celebrate all of the men in my life.  I have been very fortunate.   No, scratch that.  I have BEEN BLESSED!  I have grown up in an environment where it is expected for young black man to go to jail or just accept the limits of this world.   NOT ME!   I have grown up with my dad and a host of uncles for the last 40+ years.  To point that I can still call any of them, with any problem, and they will do whatever they can to help me.   I have been married to my loving husband for 11 years.  I have had brothers-in-laws for 19 and 11 years respectively.

Let me say it again, I HAVE BEEN BLESSED!

In addition to these great men being there for me, they have stayed in their children’s life.  They are dependable and loving black men concentrated on ensuring their children’s success.  It is truly a great feeling in this world where black men are not suppose to succeed, that I have some truly great black men around me on a constant basis.

 

Hubby, THANK YOU!

Dad, THANK YOU!

Derry and Bill, THANK YOU!

AND to all my Uncles and Great Uncles… THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

drive OR text, THAT is the question.

att-it-can-wait-no-text-and-drive-campaign-truecar-pricing1Whenever you are driving these days, you will see tons of people staring down into their lap.  When the sun goes down, you realize they are staring down at the phone texting, surfing or even playing games while driving.   I have seen a number of accidents when someone runs into the car in front of them because they aren’t paying attention. So now, several states and counties have enacted laws to ban texting and driving.

This is just one of those things that is very troubling to understand.   Not the ban, but why can’t people put their phone down.   What is so addictive about these smart devices.  You would have never imagined the world ever existed without them.  There was a time, when driving long distances, that you had to stop at a rest stop just to use a phone so your loved one knew where you were.   But now, we are connected constantly.  So I have a recommendation for the device carries and the app developers.  There needs to be an automated “Driving” status.

This status should pop up on facebook, twitter and any other addictive mobile services that people simply cannot put down.  In addition to that, because in some cases you may be a legitimate passenger,  force people to acknowledge that they are not texting and driving before services (excluding navigation) are enabled.  The persons on the other end, should also receive a notice that “this person is driving, are you sure you want to connect them and risk their life?“

The Kids are Listening!

listening picWe are at a very difficult point in our family dynamic.  The big kid and the little kid know of parent codes.  We keep trying different ways to talk, but it just isn’t working.  I am sure you know how it is.  You don’t want to wait until the kids are asleep to start having important adult conversations.   We both know if we wait until night time, we are surely to forget something.   It has gotten so bad now, that we are just using the first letter of key words.

Can you imagine having a conversation like while kids are in the back seat….

“First I went to T to see what they had available, but the line was so long.  While I was there I ran into A and she explained that at B today S was asking R about why some people have big H and some have tiny ones.  Then when T got home she told her M that the R told all the Ks that some people just managed their M better.   It is UNBELIEVABLE to think that R would even think to say something like that.  I know I am going to find out the real story first thing in the morning.”

WHAT THE BLEEP!

Funny enough, my husband understands that story.  I love that guy.  And NO, I am not telling you what that means, as you may share it with the kids by accident.