Karen Pittman’s character in Forever isn’t just a Type A Black mom. One writer feels she might be ADHD-coded. For many of us living with undiagnosed or masked ADHD, Dawn feels like a mirror we didn’t know we needed.
My sincerest apologies to Keisha and Justin. I tried, I really did. If you came here looking for a full, spoiler-filled review of Netflix’s Forever, I regret to inform you that you’re going to be disappointed. Not because I didn’t plan on reviewing it. I did. Not because I wasn’t excited about the father-daughter bonding […]
“I just thought about all the other kids, like my child, who could use some representation in that space and the opportunity that the training pants era allows just to build foundational lessons and tools,” said Gibson. “And wouldn’t it be great if we taught, in addition to self-esteem and confidence, if we taught community and what it looked like to embrace somebody or accept somebody who doesn’t look like you? That’s really how the idea for the Happy Hues Co. came about, and it just backs into my goal to really identify spaces where there could be more representation and how that intersects with culture and community.”
Old-school versus gentle parenting continues to be a hot topic...What say y'all?
You don’t have to quarantine your parents to just your family life. If they live nearby, invite them to a dinner party that you’re hosting with friends. Invite your mom to get a pedicure. It doesn’t have to be family life separate from social life.
The good cop believes that the bad cop is negative. Rather than viewing her concerns as intelligent, responsible, and caring, he sees them as cynical. The bad cop wants the good cop to keep a closer eye on the kids at the playground in case of kidnappers. The good cop thinks the bad cop has a negative view of humanity.
(Madame Noire) — We all have a vision of prosperity, and with that vision, an eagerness to blame the outside world when things don’t go our way sometimes. Although several economic, social and political problems are without question the fault of institutional racism, biased employers, and a world of white privilege, how long are communities of color […]