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By Trula • January 3rd, 2008

When making friends with other mothers it’s important to understand that people carry their personality issues with them into motherhood. Becoming a mother does not usually lesson an aggressive personality. On the contrary, it may actually increase how aggression manifests in someone with this personality. For the purposes of this post, I define an Alpha [...]

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I’m a member of a few online communities and I need to cut back. I think this will help me to be more productive in my work. I used to think I didn’t spend that much time on message boards, visiting blogs, etc. but just for one site alone I was spending about 15 minutes [...]

Cave Canem: a home for black poetryhttp://www.cavecanempoets.org
In 1996 poets and teachers Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady began a weeklong summer workshop/retreat designed to counter the under-representation and isolation of African American poets in writers’ workshops and literary programs. From the beginning, Cave Canem has offered a safe haven for black poets—whether schooled in MFA programs [...]

I have been really good about not visiting or limiting my time on my favorite boards because this is a busy time of year for me and I have a lot of work to do. Some boards are really addicting, and this is a prime example of why I should not visit so much. I [...]

Here are the main online groups and boards I’m a member of:Afro PunkCasa IndabaHip MamaMama TalkMama’s QuiltMamaphonicMSP Mama GroupMySpace PageNappturalityWomanismYou Grow GirlYouTube Page

Connected up again with Gloria!!! I met her online on the old hipmama boards 5 years or so ago. She’s also a writer and has a little boy. She helped me through such a rough time during my marriage when I almost got divorced, patiently listening to me vent about Brian anytime I called, even [...]

Please forward this letter far & wide so we can raise as much awareness in the next few days as possible to acheive the most toys ordered for these children who truly deserve and need a happy holiday!Thank you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dear Friends & Family:We are excited to announce a “Toy-Raiser” for Back On Track! The toys raised [...]

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I just got home early Tuesday morning from Minneapolis and I’m still excited from the MamaGathering, I had a GREAT time. There were so many wonderful women I got to finally meet, and some women I met I didn’t know at all from the various mama boards who are ultra-cool. I loved it! The kids [...]

I just got home from Minneapolis and I’m still excited from the MamaGathering, I had a GREAT time. There were so many wonderful women I got to finally meet, and some women I met I didn’t know at all from the various mama boards who are ultra-cool. I loved it! The kids and I stayed [...]