G is for Grace
The Notorious B.I.G. began his legendary ‘90s rap song “Big Poppa” with an appeal to “all the ladies in the place with style and grace.” Like all women in every party I have ever attended, when that first line dropped,…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Like most women, I have given considerable thought to the things I want in life. The type of career, the kind of man, the number of children, the style of home, the vacation destinations, so on and so forth. Fun,…
We Can’t Be Friends
I became more careful about ‘platonic’ relationships after a male friend told me in a stern, exasperated tone that he had been ‘waiting on’ me for more than a year. As he aired his grievances, I played dumb, insisting I…
Perfect Shmerfect: the Path to Success
I should have stopped her at “perfect.” It was arts and crafts time at Vacation Bible School and I was demonstrating how to construct an origami boat. I followed the picture guide in front of me as the kids and…
Excuse Me, Miss. Your Insecurities are Showing.
Even the most confident among us have them – physical traits, characteristics, and aspects of our upbringings that we have tried to wish away. Most of us only confess our biggest insecurities – the ones whose public disclosure might send…
Should Women Expect Men to Love Us More?
There were several interesting sound bites from Oprah’s interview with Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna. When it aired Sunday on OWN, commentary flooded the information superhighway. One sound bite in particular caught my interest. When asked what wisdom her grandmother imparted,…
Who Wants to Date Anymore?
A girlfriend posed this question as we discussed matters of the heart. She said she might end things with the man who held hers. Since it had long been in his possession and he didn’t seem to know what to…
