I understand the fact that I am a grown ass adult. But for fuck's sake, how hard is it to just send a simple text?! My own mother couldn't even seem to remember her oldest daughter's birthday. Yes, my niece had her birthday party on the same day, and I am out of state. But still, a simple text would have sufficed. However, I couldn't even get that much from my own mother. I don't exist to her.My...

I've just gotta get this out. So, here it goes.I am so sick and tired of being compared to my sister. Of being in her shadow. I'm tired of being told that I need to be more like her. I need to do what she does or did. Well ya know what? Fuck that. And fuck you, too, if you agree.Don't get me wrong, I love my sister and I'm very proud of her. But my parents have put her on this fucking pedestal,...

Dear Depression,Allow me to start this letter to you by thanking you. Yes, there are days that you beat me down. There are days when you get too much for me to handle. Days where I don't want to get out of bed, or even live anymore. You have pushed me, for so many years, whispering words of encouragement to end it all. Telling me that it could be painless, like falling asleep. You tell me that the...

A lot of people may not believe in ghosts, but I do. Especially after my own encounters with them. In two homes.When I was about 15 or 16 years old, I lived on a street called Bellows in Columbus. It was on the West Side in the Bottoms. In other words, it was the ghetto. But, I pretty much grew up in that area.The house we lived in was a little over a hundred years old. It was all brick on the...

I got a phone call from my mom, June 30, 2019. She and my sister had both called me several times, but I was napping. I had stayed up late the night before doing classwork. Anyway, when I saw how the two had called me several times, I already knew, deep in my heart, that we had lost someone. The fact that my dad hadn't called made me scared that it was him. Thankfully, it wasn't. But, the news I...

Samantha is now a big sister!I found out about my son back in March of 2018. It was definitely a surprise. But I waz over the moon when my doctor told me I was finally having a boy! Just thrilled! I remember crying and telling her that she was my "new best friend" and that she had given me some incredible news. My husband even teared up!Pregnancy with Jason, though, was much more painful than...

Okay, so here's the deal. There's this little girl that my husband's aunt brings over to her house for my daughter to play with when we're over. The little girl is her other nephew's daighter, about six months older than my own child. Usually, she's very sweet and I used to adore her. However, I began to notice a few things, along with my husband. The little girl is a bully. And I mean full on,...

Okay, so some great things are happening in my life right now and I have to share them! And I thought, who better to share it with than my family? And by family, I mean my Mibba family!First off, I got a new job! I was gonna try the whole 'stay at home mom' thing, at least until Samantha turned two. However, it wasn't really for me. I got tired of feeling like I was cooped up in the house all day...

Growing up, I had a pretty great childhood. All the neighborhood kids hung out at our house, playing football, catch, and jumping on the trampoline. A few choice friends would always come over and swim in my grandma's pool with my siblings and I, and we would have cookouts every weekend.I am the oldest of three. My sister and I are thirteen months apart, and my brother is five years my junior....

So, I know that if anyone reads these, you're probably tired of hearing about my daughter. But, I'm so happy right now, that I had to share this.At almost four months old, my Peanut is teething, starting to (try to) crawl, roll over, and giggling!My baby is growing more and more with each passing day, right before my eyes. It brought tears to my eyes the first time she smiled. And I full blown...

I always said I never wanted kids. But, it sadly took a miscarriage to change my mind.You see, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer runs in my family. It led to two miscarriages for my mother in four years before she had my baby brother when I was five and my sister was four. She also had many complications with my brother which led him to being born prematurely. When she was in her mid thirties,...

It’s been almost four months since I gave birth. It's been over a year since I found out I was pregnant. And even after all this time, being a mother still seems so surreal to me.My daughter, Samantha Gayle, is my reason for living and breathing. She is my smile, my heart, and my whole world. The day that she came into the world, was the day that my whole world changed. My world no longer...