SPM

As a teacher and a mom, I encounter things every day that give me pause about my own daughter's upcoming adolescent years.
Education, Parenting

A Teacher Mama Dilemma

Everything about being an adolescent girl is chaotic. I watch the girls I teach moving in whirlwinds of tears, body spray, rolled eyes, and conspiratorial whispers. I watch their self-esteem fluctuate within a fifty-two minute class period based on whether their seat was saved or not, their jeans are the […]

Humor, Life

White Girl Weave

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Tina Steele of The Tina Situation About 10 years ago, I got myself a white girl weave. Not extensions – a weave. The difference is subtle, I’ll admit. This was around the time that celebrities were finally coming out of the beauty closet and admitting […]