Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...
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Jon and Kate, the tragedy of divorce...

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I watched “Jon and Kate Plus Eight” for the first time tonight and I realize why the ratings have plummeted since they announced the divorce. The show was popular because the audience believed that they were in on the joke.

Kate was so hard on Jon. She rode him all day long about the tasks he had failed to complete or did wrong. She complained about his failure to use coupons and to dress the children alike. She made the viewers believe that Jon seem was completely incompetent at all tasks. The show only worked when the audience believed that the family was united by love.

I totally get why a lot of people don't want to watch the show anymore. If you think that Kate believes the statements she seems cruel. Jon seems abused. The family seems on the brink of destruction. And there is no humor in that.

I imagine that the viewers previously felt privileged to have a private view into the intimate aspects of another family. When I watched the show tonight I felt dirty. Jon and Kate are just one more couple who couldn’t make it work. And I got to watch their family unravel. There was nothing funny about that. It’s just tragic…
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