Daddy
It slips out of her pretty, little three-year-old lips like she had been calling him that all her life. But she hadn’t. In fact, she hasn’t even met this man. It stunned me and said, “Baby, you know he’s not your daddy, right?”
Author Archives: Nicole Marissa
Genderless Possibilities
“Barbies are still going to be with Barbies and Legos will still be with Legos. We just didn’t feel like having a sign that said ‘boys bedding’ was necessary” – Molly Snyder, Target spokesperson
Common Criminals (Reprinted from my Initial Site Circa 2000)
“For my father, who spent most of my life in the South of France.” Sitting in the courtroom, I possessed a feeling of superiority to those around me. There was my stepmother, who I believed to be one of the most naive people I’d ever met. Of course, there was my father, who I lied […]
Weekend Failures
Sometimes, we are too giving of ourselves, even to our friends. This weekend was supposed to be a weekend to let my hair hang down, but it didn’t work out that way.
The Child Support Debate (Poll)
I’ve been seeing a debate about whether the custodial parent, directed mostly aimed at mothers, needing to show proof of spending of child support. Do you think the courts should step in and make custodial parents show receipts for expenditures for the children they are getting support for?
Education Insider: First Edition
Every wonder what your child’s new teacher wanted you to know? Like, what makes his/her job easier? Or why little Johnny isn’t learning? Single. Mommy. Fabulous. had an opportunity to talk with Baltimore educator, Evelyn Tolliver about what teachers wish you knew before Johnny starts school.
Shame On You, For Shaming Me
SHAME: verb (used with object), shamed, shaming. to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
Dating Hiatus
I haven’t shared much about my dating life lately. I finally dumped Mr. On-Again Off-Again. It’s off again for good. I finally got the courage to not only recognize a toxic relationship, but to let it go. I had convinced myself, at least momentarily, that he was what I needed at the time. He made […]
The Case of the Frozen Embryos
This case pulls at my heartstrings. Politically, I am pro-choice, I am personally pro-life. Meaning should I ever be pregnant, I would choose to carry the child to term, but I firmly believe others have to deal with their own personal feeling when it comes to pregnancy. For me, I see both sides. First, a […]
Join Me: Support All or Nothing Day July 26, 2015
All or Nothing Day or “Carpe Diem”
Single. Mommy. Fabulous 