The Potty Mouth Granny

  • Grieving Isn’t Linear

    “They told me time would heal.But time doesn’t move in a straight line — it circles back.Some days, I laugh again.Some days, I break again.Grief isn’t a journey forward — it’s a spiral inward.” Healing isn’t forgetting — it’s remembering differently. “Just when I think I’ve healed…a song, a scent, a song on a Sunday…

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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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  • Grief

    Next month will be the anniversaries of my brothers deaths. Both of my brothers died in the month of February three days apart, one on the 7th which is ironically his birthday and the other one on the 10th. How morbid is that? Quite actually so I’m not in a good space right now but…

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  • Little Girl Weary

    She is still a little girl Despite Her body She has been through a lot Abused Neglected Misused Her mind is weary Black clouds have taken Over sunny days Desperation fills her heart but hope is still there She wonders When will she recover Her optimism Her sense of joy Hoping Praying For better days…

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  • A Rough Season

    This summer was supposed to have been a great one but unfortunately, I lost two childhood friends that I loved like sisters in two months. Most people lose contact with their childhood friends as they get older but I have been fortunate that I’m still in contact with the majority. I spent my teens, 20s,…

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  • Memories

    In the months since my brother’s death, my emotions have been a kaleidoscope, ranging from the deepest of grief to fear.  My mother gave birth to three children and I am the only one left. That’s real deep isn’t it? I have no one to grieve with: most people don’t know how to deal with…

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  • Grief – In Loving Memory of Larry Allen and Trena Rule

    Several years ago, I read the autobiography of Ava Gardner, an actress from the Golden Era of Hollywood and a really cool ass lady. I can’t remember right off hand the exact quote but in one of the earlier chapters, she discussed the death of her mother who died of uterine cancer and she said…

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  • Sex and the Single Lady Generation X African American Style

    Often on the social media, when discussions about the dating game comes up and how it truly sucks to be an African American single woman in your forties, marginally attractive black men are quick to chime with “You need to choose better or expand your circle.” Negro please.  A lot of these niggas ain’t worth…

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  • The Dark Side of Life in the 1950s

    When looking back at past eras, the 1950s is looked upon by many as an idyllic time in American history. The nuclear family headed by a male breadwinner was the desired norm and televisions shows such as Father Knows Best and I Love Lucy were popular. However, there was a dark side to this lifestyle.…

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  • The Rise of the Bum Ass Man

    A relatively new phenomena in the Black community is black men who do not have jobs, income, or ambition but always seem to have girlfriends. These girlfriends pay for everything, allow these men to drive their cars, discipline their children, talk to them like they are shit, beat their asses, have threesomes with them, and…

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