The Potty Mouth Granny

  • A Dedication to My Great-Grandfather Hark Allen

    Happy Memorial Day to my Great-Grandfather Hark Allen. Originally named Hark Barrow, he was a runaway slave from the Barrow Plantation who joined the Northern side of Civil War, gained his freedom, and changed his last name to Allen. Lived through the pandemic of 1918 and almost saw the Great Depression. Lived until he was…

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  • Having It All

    What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Having it all means to me is having peace of mind and enough money to live comfortably. We live in a culture that encourages people to work themselves to the bone but that comes with stress and I’m not living a stressful life for…

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  • Who would you like to talk to soon? I would love to talk to former NBA player Jim Jackson just to tell him how fine he is💋💋💋💋

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  • PTSD, Black Youth, Drugs, & The Lack of Empathy

    My daughter is 22 years old and she’s been through a lot mentally over the past eight years. She’s lost so many friends to murder on the streets of Chicago that it’s heartbreaking. Some of her classmates from grade and high school. Friends from the various neighborhoods we have lived in. So many lost children…

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  • How do you feel about cold weather? It’s hell with ice

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  • The Fat Who Bit People

    Once upon a time, there was a woman who was fat. She was real plush and soft. As a result of her plushness, people always wanted to rub on her fat. Eventually, she got tired of people rubbing on her and the fat on her body developed teeth. Sharp, pointy teeth. Vicious teeth and anyone…

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  • Trauma & Fear – Inevitably Intertwined

    I’m coming to realization that I’ve been traumatized since being diagnosed with epilepsy. That I live with fear on daily basis. Let me explain why. Having grand mal seizures is one of the worst things that can happen to a human. You never know when it’s going to happen and when you come out of…

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  • What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? Dragging myself out of bed, smoking a cigarette and contemplating should I call off from work but realizing that I need money because we live in a capitalist society, I go off to wash my ass.

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  • What’s something most people don’t understand? Empathy which is the ability to step into someone’s shoes and understand what they’re going through.

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  • Adventures in Epilepsy Land & Other Shit

    So in January, I had another seizure and now I’m on two anti seizure medications. The new one Vimpat is classified as a Schedule 5 narcotic so now I’m a dopefiend☠️☠️☠️. I’m exaggerating but I’m so damn tired, even more tired than I was before. My vision is blurry, my balance is off. In layman…

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