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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Mommy Confession: I Want an iPhone badly!!!

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I just saw a commercial about the iPhone  and I was finally able to articulate what I have been feeling for some time.  I am a second class citizen because I don’t have one.  It’s ironic that I saw the commercial today and articulated my feeling so clearly after attending church where message was about overcoming inferiority.

Why I Want an iPhone


It’s not that I am deeply insecure. It is that the iPhone  is better than my phone.  There is really no point in denying it. It is the holy grail of cell phones. It is cool and functional.  All of my friends who have them casually brag about their iPhone S.  They show me their photos, which are as nearly as good as any taken by a Canon.  They effortlessly post the photos on Facebook.  They have face time. They email. They get directions. You want it. They got it. They are so cool.

I see them with it and get a little jealous. I guess you could say that I covet one.  Oops! Those are both inappropriate feelings on a Sunday. I am pretty sure that my Sunday School instructor told me that jealousy was bad.  I also think that there was a specific directive not to covet other people’s things.  Maybe I just lust for one.  WAIT!  Lusting is on the list of seven deadly sins.  I learned that from a movie with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.  I guess there’s no acceptable to express my feelings so I will just have to repent later.
Just so you know, I am getting no compensation from Apple.  I am just a jealous mom lusting after the hot technology.  Hopefully, my provider will get the iPhone soon.  Because I want to be cool. I want to be in the club.  I want an iPhone .

Knowing me though, even if my provider starts carrying them I might get cheap and stick with the free phone they give me every couple years.  The truth is, I’ve never been that cool.  A mom can dream though!
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Unknown said…
Wow, this sounds like me lol! I love new technology but I'm behind. I always wait for my year to get the free upgrade. I currently have a LG Chocolate that was popular like three years ago. I'm on my first touchscreen while everyone else is on their second or third smart phone. Two weeks ago my grandmother told me she upgraded to a Droid. That was the last straw, so i'm upgrading to a droid on Tuesday even if it is the 2nd model. But with the smartphones also comes the higher package price to!

Thanks for the follow, I am following you as well!
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anthony stemke said…
Hi Chaton, my spouse, the Education Tipster, has i phone, they are much more than a phone. If you ever get one you will not ever want to not have one.
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Heidi said…
I am also wanting an iPhone. Weird how not having a particular phone makes us feel that way, but they are very cool. I agree about the picture quality (Oh my goodness!). Makes my Droid look like a play phone, lol! Thanks for stopping by my blog and I am now following you as well :)
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