September, 2014

 

WE WANT PRENUP?

Should the preunptial agreement conversation arise during your engagement, fear not. A prenup could be just the insurance plan you need. I’ve heard many hopeless romantics say that getting a prenup is just setting your marriage up for failure: I vehemently disagree. Unlike popular sentiment, a prenuptial agreement can protect both parties in case the marriage doesn’t end up being “’til death” do you part. The prenup puts in place parameters of dissolution when emotions are normally at the highest; during a divorce. Let’s take a look at two recentRead More


THE PERVERT NEXT DOOR

What happens when you find out your next door neighbor has been arrested on charges of child pornography? If you’re Massachusettes resident, Nicole Pelletier, mother of two, you become a vigilante who seeks justice through a swift butt kicking. The neighbor, 61 year old Gary Spring, was arrested on possession of child pornography charges on September 19th. On September 22nd, Spring was startled awake when Pelletier punched him in the face as he slept in his bed. She later called the police to report her crime, telling the police dispatcherRead More


SEXTING THE GOODES?

So am I to understand that the church folk are up in arms that Meagan Goode sent her husband, who is a pastor, nude photos? Please have several seats, grab your Bible, and read the Songs of Solomon and learn something about love, marriage, sex, and pleasuring your spouse. The marital bed isn’t just for missionary. No wonder so many women in church are single and waiting on Jesus to send them a man. Then when he does, you have no clue what to do with him. Don’t be madRead More


13 WAYS TO IMPRESS A GOOD WOMAN

I’ve met men who violate all of these. I’d be more impressed if men started to give advice to other men on how to be men/kings. It seems that it’s more profitable as a relationship expert to tell women, especially Black women, what needs to be changed. It’s pervasive and it perpetuates oppressive relationship dynamic. Here are a few tips for a response viral article dedicated to men: 1. Stop expecting a woman to be interested or respond if you don’t practice chivalry and if you don’t ask for aRead More


A MOTHER’S LOVE

On Friday, September 19th, the media reported the tragic death of Jessica Arrendale who was murdered by her boyfriend who later took his own life. But before Jessica died, she heroically saved the life of her six month old daughter, Cobie, by protecting her from the hail of bullets and placing the child in a toilet. WSB-TV reports, “It began Saturday night when Jessica and Cobie’s father, 30-year old Antoine Davis, went out for the evening. At some point, Ionniello said, Davis, a former Marine who served in Iraq, becameRead More


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