The Potty Mouth Granny

What makes a good leader? What makes a good leader? An individual who is able to take criticism from others, a person who will admit that they are wrong when they make a mistake, and a human who understands that being a leader doesn’t mean that they are a dictator and that no person is…

If you could un-invent something, what would it be? If I could un-invent something, it would be the social media unfortunately. Created to bring people together, it has become a cesspool of ignorance and chaos. Sometimes I wonder if it’s an experiment to see how many people are followers because during my almost 16 years…

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? Next month will be the fourth anniversary of my oldest brother’s death and when he died, he left no insurance so it was up to me to figure out how to bury him. Because funeral arrangements are so expensive, I made the decision to…

Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Realistically, I could reduce a lot of clutter in my life if I got rid of my extensive collection of books but I refuse to do this. Why? Because getting rid of my books would mean denying a huge part of myself. Audiobooks are a thing now…

What is your favorite animal? My favorite animal is a cat. I’ve loved cats since I was a little girl and still love them as a middle age woman. I love them for their majestic manner, how they sit so elegantly with their paws crossed. The loaf of bread pose cats do when they’re lying…

In what ways do you communicate online? I communicate online on Facebook, TikTok, and Clubhouse. I’m a writer so Facebook has become my online diary. TikTok is my video diary, and Clubhouse is my entertainment diary. I’ve met so many women like myself online. My tribe of quirky Black girls who were told that we…

Think back on your most memorable road trip. My most memorable road trip is when I moved to Minneapolis in March of 2013. My best friend’s mother was kind enough to drive me there and we were like Thelma and Louise. Sitting on my lap was my cat who behaved nicely considering that he’s a…

What snack would you eat right now? Twix bars. I’m not a candy eater but I love Twix bars. My mom thought I was weird because I didn’t eat too much candy as a child but when Twix bars came out, it was over. Twix bars originated in the United Kingdom in 1967 and came…

Come up with a crazy business idea. I would love to open up a coffee shop that’s surrounded by all things Barbie. Pink everywhere, Barbie dolls from every decade. Because I love Barbie!

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? An item that I was incredibly attached to as a youth was the novel Gone With the Wind. My god I was obsessed with that book. It was given to me by my cousin Cleo when I was almost 11…