Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Bubba & Isaiah

Our step dad was the kind of man that picked up a stray cat, took him to vet, and adopted him into the family. He was a wise philosopher of sorts. A "man's man" who was very comfortable with feelings and emotions. 

He was also the kind of man that would tell you to leave his home. He'd ask twice on a good day. By the third time, he'd say "No. Stay right there;" lock the door; and walk to the back. You had better be gone before he returned. 😂 (I remember begging someone not to "F around and find out.")

We laugh about the dichotomies of our childhood now even as we struggle to reconcile with them as adults. That's the fascinating connection with siblings. We have three different perspective of the same events. We were impacted by them in different ways. Still, we understand each other in ways others cannot.

I am never homesick for a place. "Home" in the nostalgic sense disappeared years ago. When I am homesick it is for the two grown men who understand why "Big baby gon shoot" is hilarious.