My first two kids came ON their due dates. So, in my mind, of course, the third would do the same. Right? I woke up the morning of August 31, 2013 feeling… Off. Just crampy and gross. But, my baby wasn’t due for another three weeks, and I had stuff to do! We HAD to […]
Author Archives: Tricia Sportsman
In August 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee officially declared August as National Breastfeeding Month. The last week of the month marks Black Breastfeeding Week to increase awareness about the experiences of Black women and their families. Black Breastfeeding Week isn’t about separation but bringing awareness to generations of people who have been negatively impacted by systemic […]
One evening during quarantine, my family was sitting around the dining room table after dinner playing a game of UNO. Wholesome, right? That’s when my 8-year-old daughter leaned forward to pick a card, rolled her eyes, and as casually as you could ever imagine said, “darn yellow”. Except she didn’t say “darn”. My husband and […]
Who would have ever predicted that we would be cooped up in our homes for as long as we have been? This Coronavirus has really thrown so many lives against the wall, financially and emotionally. Some have even lost loved ones. It will be something that we will never forget and in some ways, I […]
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Nothing can prepare you for motherhood. Each mother is different and each baby is different, so there can’t possibly be a manual for motherhood. However, there are a few things I wish someone had told me before I entered this wild, wonderful, beautiful world of motherhood. A sort of list to prepare me for the […]
Kindergartener: “Mama, I have a boyfriend.” Me: “Who is it?” Kindergartener: “Bryce.” Me: “How do you know he is your boyfriend?” Kindergartener: “He kissed me on the cheek.” Me: (Raised eyebrows)“No more kisses at school. Got it?” Valentine’s Day card exchanges at school spark conversations about lovey-dovey stuff. While I remember my childhood crush on […]
Mom raising daughterI sure am. Between the mid-90’s mean girl persona and today’s VSCO girl, I am scared to raise a young girl. While only 5, it already feels like she’s 5 going on 15. Part of me wants to believe it’s somehow “different today”. But I know darn well that mean girls, self-esteem issues and […]
There are many reasons that I became a doula. I loved my birth experiences and the magic of bringing my babies into the world. You could say I became a bit of a birth junkie after having them. It took me a little time to become a doula because of how intimidating the on-call life […]
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It was nearly 11 p.m. on a cold (by Florida standards anyway) January night, days past New Year’s Eve in a master-planned, suburban HOA community. Unveiled under the wintery, star-filled night sky was a neighborhood full of disrespect and discontent towards one another. This is a tale that may be familiar to most, as it occurs too […]
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Should Halloween ALWAYS be on Saturday? The Great Pumpkin Debate!
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Many of us know the struggle that comes when October 31 falls on a weekday, as it does this year. We rush out of work, road-raging our way through the congested streets of Tampa Bay, to get home to our young children. We quickly throw food on their plates, get them in their Halloween costumes […]