The Potty Mouth Granny

Have you ever broken a bone? Yes. Broken left fibula as a result of getting hit by two cars. Hit by one car, flipped up into the air, came down, and cracked head on the windshield. Bounced off the car into another car and left leg was entangled into the wheel of said car. Two…

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…

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.

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.

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…

What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why? The decision to sign the DNR paper for my mother. My mother was very ill towards the end of her life, and her doctors kept trying to get me to sign the paper but I couldn’t do it because she was my mother. The first…

What principles define how you live? The principles that define how I live my life are minding my own business, treating others with respect and dignity, and being self absorbed. Now some people think that being self absorbed is a bad thing but it’s really not. When you are self absorbed in a healthy manner,…

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. I’ve always felt out of place in this weird world. From childhood until now. I’ve been loved and is still loved but still feel alone. It’s a weird feeling that’s hard to explain.

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. Oh what would I be if I didn’t need money?

What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? The aspects of my cultural heritage that I’m most proud of are oral history and the ability to turn a shack into a home. I come from a long line of female griots who told the history of our family and…