Tag Archives: race

Long Post, Long Week

Posted on February 22, 2013 by thisnest

An angry child – so frustrated by the constant discomfort that he is in. He is supposed to be a happy child, that’s his true spirit – but that precious spirit is being suffocated by pain. He has relapsed again as well. It … Continue reading →

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Dying To Vote

Posted on November 6, 2012 by thisnest

My Precious Babies, Mommy voted today. I didn’t get to vote during the last Presidential election because I was with you, D’Lo, at Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital – witnessing the fight of your life. Already an emotional wreck from watching your battle, I cried deep tears when … Continue reading →

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A Particular, Involuntary, Unexpected, Unfamiliar Thought

Posted on April 6, 2012 by thisnest

Something happened tonight, a thought – a particular, involuntary, unexpected, unfamiliar thought. I was allowed to grow up without this thought, allowed to exist blissfully unaware that this should even be a thought. My priviledge allowed me these things and … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday…”I Am Trayvon Martin”

Posted on March 21, 2012 by thisnest
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IMO…That’s NOT Beyonce and Jay Z’s Baby, Ya’ll!

Posted on February 11, 2012 by thisnest

I came into this world just as pink as could be…and I have pretty much stayed that way, as hard as I have tried to bronze myself in the summer sun, for the entirety of my caucasian life! My husband, … Continue reading →

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