The Potty Mouth Granny

What is the legacy you want to leave behind? The legacy that I want to leave behind is one of immense courage. When I leave this earth and become an ancestor, I want people to remember me as a woman who overcame a lot of obstacles in life but always managed to keep striving. It…

Are you a leader or a follower? Are you a leader or a follower? I would have to say neither and here is why. I’ve never wanted to be in charge of anything because that’s too much responsibility. I prefer to work behind the scenes, and make my own path in life. And as for…

Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. A positive thing a family member has done for me was to love me unconditionally, and it’s more than just one family member, but several. My matriarchs from my mother’s side of the family loved and nurtured me, and although they are no longer…

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I say no quite often these days to things that would interfere with my goals because I’m tired as hell. Tired because of the drugs I take for my medical condition, tired mentally because of the grief I’ve been going through…

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. The one question I hate to be asked is why am I single? One because it’s invasive as hell and lastly, it’s no one’s business. We live in a culture in which women are considered weird if they don’t have a man attached to the…

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? How has a failure, or apparent failure, set me up for later success? Having two children by the age of 21. According to statistics, I wasn’t supposed to be shit and my children weren’t supposed to be shit but I proved them…

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? If I could ban the word ‘accountability,’ I would dance ass buck naked on the Gold Coast here in Chicago. I’ve seen so many people on the internet use this word without knowing what the fuck they are talking…

What bores you? What bores me? These never ending conversations on the Black social media about relationships, celebrities, submission, high value men and women, who eats first, the man or the children, and all types of foolishness. The Black community is teetering on the edge of a cliff and these are the conversations that take…

Who are your favorite people to be around? My favorite people to be around are genuinely happy adults and children. A lot of adults are some miserable sots so when I meet happy grown people, it brings me joy because I know that they will not be bringing any drama into my life. And I…

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? If there was a biography about me, the title would be the one above because that’s who I am. Born in the 70s, came of age during the 80s, and still alive today. Saw the carnage of the crack epidemic in real time,…