I had an interesting exchange on a black-oriented message board a while back and thought I’d share it with you all. A woman posted that she was tired of seeing young mothers mistreating their children in public. Her words are in bold, mine in plain text: I feel that the next time that happens, I [...]

My husband and I have been going back and forth about having another baby for going on 2 years now. I turned 35 in January and really feel like it’s now or never. I had one child at 17 and 2 more at ages 22 and 25, so it’s been nearly a decade since I’ve [...]

If there is one thing that brings me the most happiness as a mother, it’s that I freely express my love for my children and joy in their being in my life to them. My children are deeply treasured, respected, and well-loved. And they know it, they know I love them and want to be [...]

I decided to turn off the comments feature on this blog, here’s hoping it will spur me to concentrate on writing great content instead of obsessively checking to see if anyone posted a comment yet. Subscribe to Trula’s blog by email Every donation helps keep my blog available! You decide the amount, and know it [...]

Let me say upfront: I do think most teens can’t handle parenthood due to the culture we live in i.e delayed childhood. But this is extending well into the 20s, so much so that there is a perception that women in their 20s are ‘too young’ to have kids. It’s gotten to the point where [...]