The Potty Mouth Granny

  • Growing Up Black on the Southeast Side of Chicago – A Love Story

    Chicago. The city of big shoulders. Known for its pizza, sports, and lately, the violence. A city that has some of the most beautiful architecture in neighborhoods that are blighted with urban drama and chaos. The city of my birth. As a child, I thought Chicago was the most magical place in the world. I…

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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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  • What is one word that describes you? Feisty

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  • How would you rate your confidence level? On some days, very high and on others, low as dirt.

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  • National Rape Day – Disgusting & True

    I got this story from a feisty sister I know and it truly disgusted me. Please share. https://heauxlistictherapy.com/april-24th-is-national-rape-day/

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  • Black Mean Girls & Why They Are Beyond Trifling

    I have noticed that it has become very trendy to be a mean spirited, spiteful, bitchy woo Black woman and this blog will discuss the reasons why this is trending and why it a pitiful phenomenon. The advent of reality television shows such as “The Bad Girls Club” and the entire Love and Hip Hop…

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  • Lessons Learned From the Social Media

    I’ve been on the social media for 14 years this month and it has taught me several lessons. Mostly that humans are some miserable creatures who get a sick thrill off the unhappiness of others. It has also taught me a lot about the pathology of some Black folks who are Generation X and below…

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  • A Different Lens

    As you get older, there will be events that will change your perspective on life and after those events occur, you will never be the same again. How do I know this? Because this is me. Three years ago, I was a totally different person but since then, I’ve dealt with the loss of my…

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  • The Art of Aging in a Culture That Worships Youth

    If the lord is willing and the creek don’t rise as the elders used to say, I will be 52 years old in November and what an amazing journey it has been. I have experienced so many trials and tribulations during my time on this planet. From childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, poverty, loss of…

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  • Violence, Mayhem, and Chicago

    My family migrated to Chicago during the 1940s and they told the most marvelous stories of living here during that era. From dranking at juke joints in Bronzeville to eating the good cooking at various Black owned restaurants scattered throughout the city. Then I have my own stories of growing up on the South East…

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