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I have never been female, 30, accomplished... and single ... all at once. I feel a deep obligation to stress at this point that I am currently female, have always been female, and will always be female. That said, there is an epidemic out there. Women of all backgrounds, races, nationalities, and tribes are suffering the case of Manlessomnia. As one who has suffered this illness before, I can say it is so not funny!Looking in from the outside, it is easy to say that women who are Read More
There is a reason why men say women do not know what they want. I like to think that I know what I want. In fact, I'm pretty sure I know what I want.On Sunday, I was walking from the parking lot and going up the steps, ascending into my church compound. In front of me was a Nigerian couple. I don't know if they were Igbo or Yoruba. The woman had a Yoruba face. The man, on the other hand, had an Igbo head. The woman was carrying the baby, and she was walking ahead of her husband. The Read More
That is apparently all we, women talk about. I was looking at the table of contents for this month's Today's Black Woman magazine (with my girl, Jennifer Hudson on the cover), and look what I found...So apparently, we have nothing else to discuss but men. Well, I disagree!! What about uhm...? And uhm....? Well, how about....? Hmmmm. Interesting. Oh, well. You can't say I never tried to defend womanhood. Hehehehe. Read More
All this time, I thought women were under so much pressure. Well, we are. We are under pressure to be skinny, wrinkle-free, spotless, and forever 21. Oh, let's not forget the pressure of having breasts that don't succumb to gravity, a booty that can hold a glass of water, a stomach as flat as an ironing board... you get the idea. But I was going through my spam folder (for my verastic email), just in case any good mail ended up there, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for men. My spam Read More
Him: Are you married?Me: No.Him: So you're single?Me: Yeah.Him: Are you into men?Me: What...?!Him: Do you like men?Me: Excuse me?Him: I'm sorry; I didn't mean to offend you... I was just... I just didn't wanna come out straight and ask if you are straight. I mean you look straight...Me: I have a boyfriend (do not question me about the veracity of this statement; thank you very much!)Him: Oh. So you're seeing someone then?Me: Yes.Him: You're a very pretty lady. Again, I apologize if I offended Read More
