Today was full of neglect. It started off okay… Set some food out (yes as if she was a pet), set up the tablet...

Due to recent events, Buzzfeed asked other village members and myself what it’s like to raise Black children today… Take a moment to just...

We didn’t think we would have another baby. When we considered it and even ‘tried’ to get pregnant, it didn’t happen and we took...

I would like to take you back to one of the worst experiences Of my life… The worst part about this awful experience, was...

This may appear as simply Shannon reaching for the grocery bags… Yet I must share with you that it is so much more. As...

I love when folks make feel good music! And I am not so sure you’ve noticed, but I have been heavily indulging in Afro...

Shannon isn’t always smiles and laughter.   Not too long ago she caught a “bug” that was really kicking her butt.  For the first...

This holiday season I became aware of something really powerful and was ever so reminded about the importance of being present to stay connected...

When we speak of an attitude of gratitude and begin to write affirmations for things and people we are grateful/thankful for, I tend to...

Abuse is not always physical. For three years, I spent every moment I could with my boyfriend. He was my boss. He was charming,...

You know there’s moments… Moments when I pull up to my apartment at night, park in my covered parking space, turn off the car...

Shannon will learn and see what I am about, who we are and that of life, based on how I live and what I...

I have noticed many are unaware of how to properly use a car seat and how to properly secure a child in their car...

That’s right village! You can watch me talk about that video that everyone loves and hates online on The Doctors @ 11am and 3pm...

To understand our journey to our home birth of our second child, I must quickly explain the birth of our sweet Tallulah. In December...

It’s International Babywearing Week 2014 and I decided it was time to write a blog post about how and why I got into babywearing....

Up late… just finished watching The Gabby Douglas Story as my baby drifted off to sleep. My heart beat conducting the tempo in her...

I never thought I would be doing this. I never knew this was who I would become and I most certainly never thought my...

I am a woman. I am a mother.  Yet my inbox floods with Happy Father’s Day to me.   I remember last year, I...

Gratitude and Appreciation is what I try to be in constant practice of.   Celebrating with CWA at the State Capitol was such an...

These days I’ve noticed very few understand the challenges of choosing to nurse/breastfeed my child past infancy. They tell me I need to make...

I wanted to respond to your question of how you made a difference in my life. Unlike some of the other moms… I had...

This is me and my Harpoole. He was born early via emergency c-section at 32wks gestation. He weighed 4lbs 4oz.This picture is our first...

  Monday, February 3, 2014 was my first ever Book Club meeting/gathering/meet-up whatever you want to call it and I must say I had...

Okay so let’s talk about this.  I personally see nothing wrong with the photo.  The mother, Gisele Bündchen, obviously cant be going too fast...

I think many parents question whether or not it is okay to argue in front of children; and if it is okay how do...

Like I said, if I never did anything wRIGHT before, I definitely have when I allowed her to choose me; When we chose each...

Here is the beautiful and courageous mother Jessica Myers, as she shares with us her journey of motherhood and her darling children Brooklyn and...

Today is not just any day. It is not just a Saturday. This is no late night/early morning drunk post or an I’m awake bored...

The wonderful thing about children is they teach you about being present… shannon-ashley-sleeping

Girl Next Door – a pole dance soiree CAPRI Performed by Ashley Wright September 2, 2012 6 mos pregnant I put together this piece...

A few photos back I posted pictures of Dads bathing with their children (these photos were banned and removed by FB). I began to...

Excitement doesn’t even begin to describe my emotions as I jumped and danced around at the airport, in the car, all the way to...

“If we are going to do this and that bleeding shit isn’t normal. Cut it out..."

Okay Folks! One of the newest things I have learned about is FORESKIN!!!   I had no idea that circumcision is so controversial. Why...

We’ve all felt it… that instant anxiety that doesn’t even have the decency to creep up on you. You’re driving, someone else is driving…Hell...