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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A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: The Weekend Without Daddy

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The toddler enjoying the big rubber duck
 
Like most working moms, I look forward to the weekend. it's a time to re-connect with the family and complete some household chores. This weekend was interesting though. I got a taste of what it is like to be a single mom. Andre was engaged in another project, this time for my mother out-of-town. The only thing better than having him occupied on a project for family is having him out-of-town doing it!
 
Surprisingly, the toddler and I got along pretty well. I told her that it was our party time. She asked whether we got to play music and dance. When I assured her that it did, she no longer seemed to miss her dad as much. It's amazing how kids minds work...
 

The toddler at the mall riding the fire truck
We did things that we aren't able to do when he's around. We lounged in our pajamas a good bit on Saturday and Sunday. I watched some reality TV. We went to the mall for no reason except to see the pretty clothes and buy make up. We also listened to the "Grease" soundtrack over and over. Nobody rushed us. Nobody complained about being at the mall. And nobody made us turn down our music!

I also did some mundane, but mandatory, things like clean the kitchen, do the laundry and clean the bathrooms. And amazingly, they all stayed clean! :-)
 
On Sunday, we made it to Point State Park to see the HUGE rubber duck that is visiting Pittsburgh. It's been here for a few weeks, but today was the first time we made it there. It was a sight to behold! And even though part of me was cynical and thought, "it's rather silly for us to get this excited for a duck", the other part of me thought, "I don't know why, but this duck makes me smile!" As you can tell, it made the toddler smile too. :-)
 
How did you spend your weekend?!

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