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A Creative Way of Describing Epilepsy
The fatigue that comes with epilepsy is not ordinary tiredness. It is deep, consuming, and layered; a kind of exhaustion that wears the body, mind, and soul. Every seizure, even the smallest one — a flicker, a tremor, a blank space in time — burns through the brain’s energy reserves like wildfire. It’s like running…
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A Message for My People
Most Black folks are regular people. We go to work and take care of our families. We have regular friends and family members. We live in regular neighborhoods. We lead regular lives. I know that the social media has destroyed the brain cells of so many people and got them thinking stupid shit but damn.…
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The Little Things in Life
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? The 5 everyday things that bring me happiness is waking up in the morning to see another day, FaceTiming my grandchildren and seeing them smile when they see my face, the sounds of the children playing in the playground that faces my bedroom, looking at my…
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Letting Go of Dumb Stuff
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. Letting shit go that doesn’t concern me. If it’s beyond my control, fuck it.
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Selling “Femininity” to Gullible Black Women
I’m not watching any YouTube videos on femininity. I’m not cutting my hair and getting a long, flowing weave. I’m just going to do what women have been doing for centuries to make it in this world: surviving by their wits if they have any.
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Don’t Let Hate Win
We are living in times where hate rules. Hate is the reason why the current president is in office. Hate of anyone other than themselves but now we all have to suffer. I’m beyond pissed but I can’t afford to have a seizure due to stress. I’m doing my best to not let hate overwhelm…
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Eat Them All
I’m going to be frank. I’m a part of the soon to be working class in this country and I don’t give a rat’s ass about rich people. I don’t expect anything from them. Why? Because historically, they have shown that they don’t care about people like me, a disabled, overweight black woman. Last month,…
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Read!!!!
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? Read More Books Ninnies!!! Because reading comprehension skills in this country are in the gutter and people will believe anything.
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What skills or lessons have you learned recently? The biggest lesson I’ve learned is to stop beating myself up mentally. Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing two of my children graduate from college two days apart. My eldest daughter graduated from college back in 2011, and now all three of my children are…
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The Main Reason Why America Ain’t Shit
So today, I was denied once again by disability who determined that I can work. Despite losing some cognitive function due to the medication I take for epilepsy, despite being diagnosed with anxiety, and osteoarthritis, despite being diagnosed with cataracts, and despite being 54 years old and living in a society that has contempt for…