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March 9, 2016

Why Did I Talk About My Nipples In The Google? My Mommy Wants To Know

I have been blogging for 10 years, and do you want to know how many times I have told my mommy where I blog? Zero times. Although it’s funny because Verastic isn’t exactly hard to find or figure out. But I have never told my mommy that my blog lives on verastic.com because (1) There are certain things I write that I would prefer for my mommy to not read, and (2) My mommy is the kind to leave me a comment on the post that might read something like, “Nne, this is your mommy. Why did you say … Read More

March 7, 2016

In America, African Boys Are Black Boys, Too.

A little while ago, the family invited a few friends to join us as we wined and dined my grandma for her 80th birthday. Well, there wasn’t any wine, but there was soda because who does not need sugary fizzy drinks? It was nothing fancy, but just a lot of eating and talking and laughing. It was a surprise for my grandma, so she was especially happy and grateful. After we ate, everyone was trying to take pictures outside while simultaneously also trying to figure out who would be going in what Read More

March 3, 2016

OMG! I’m In The Cast Of Listen To Your Mother!

I am so flipping excited right now! There I was, jejely minding my business when I saw a link on Facebook about Listen To Your Mother casting in Baltimore. If you don't know about Listen To Your Mother, then where have you been??? This is an event where people come together to speak about motherhood. They do this in many cities across the country. As soon as I saw the link, I clicked on it, saw that there were still a few dates open, and then I registered to audition. Now, let me tell you Read More

March 1, 2016

Hmm. Apple, I’m Warning You Now Oh!

I don’t remember if my parents ever gave me an official peer-pressure speech that taught me to say no to peer pressure, but I know that there were too many times I wanted something (or wanted to do something) that my mommy responded by saying, “So if all your friends are jumping off the bridge, you will do it, too?” Oh, the rhetoric in this question! Because obviously (and hopefully), no one in their right mind would jump off a bridge because their friends are doing so. Even if they would, they Read More

February 29, 2016

Ask Me Anything: Episode 1

When I celebrated my blog anniversary last month, I mentioned that I wanted to make "Ask Me Anything" a regular thing. So here we are today. It's really quite simple. Leave a comment below this post with your question. You can ask me anything, and you can ask as many questions as you want. There is nothing off limits. If you ask me a question I cannot answer - like how on earth I manage to be too cute to poop - I will honestly respond and tell you that I cannot tell you because a true Read More

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