as I do now that I'm a parent. Being a parent forces you to lie. And I'm not a liar. I'd rather tell people the truth that way I won't have to remember the "tall tale" later so I won't contradict myself. I hate not being honest. I can't do it... can't stand it. I'd rather tell you the truth... whether you like it or not. If someone asks me a point-blank question I'm the person who will give them a point-blank answer without thinking twice. And it will be 100-percent accurate.

And that ain't alw… Continue

Since Shawn and I are both laid off I'm looking for all the government assistance that's available to me. Yes, I'm a burden on society but I've been working since I was 13 years old and gosh darn it, it's bout time I tap into the resources I've been taxed for all these years.

So I informed my husband, "Honey, I'm going down to file for food stamps."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Shawn demanded to know.

"I'm not about to spend all my unemployment check or yours for that matter on food… Continue

but I was strolling through Target today and saw that my baby Andrew (the little money maker) is gracing the box of their new children's medicine. It's funny cause this photo is so beautiful. He's laying there on the floor looking cute... coy... handsome. Nobody would ever know that I was behind him huffing and puffing and sweating and threatening and dragging him to the mark on the floor where he was supposed to be so that the photographer could capture the pose that he wanted.… Continue

I was talking to my crazy ass cousin Jawad when I was down in Louisiana the other day and he asked, "So how is Shawn since his momma passed away?"

"He's strong," I assured him, "you know Shawn, he's not going to let anything get him down."

"Where is he now?" My cousin asked, "Can I talk to him? I just want to tell him that I'm praying for him and I'm thinkin' bout him."

"He's in Ohio," I informed him, "he's going to take care of his mother's estate."

"That's some Falcon Crest type shit," Jaw… Continue

I have signed up online for every freakin' job available within the Twin Cities metro area. I swear to you I have at least 200 gigs that I've applied for in cyber space (SIDENOTE: And my black ass ain't heard back from none of 'em). I don't know if companies are doing credit checks to weed out the potential employees who might "dip" into petty cash or I'm just not matching jobs that match my background.

So the last time I was on Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, I clicked the little "button" t… Continue

You know when you ain't looking for work you really can't afford to "not" answer the phone when "unknown numbers" come up on the caller ID. That's the bad thing about being unemployed, you gotta answer every damned phone call that comes through the pipeline. I've talked to more customer service agents trying to get me to apply for a new credit cards until I can read their speeches to them before they even start making their pitches. And I have sat through the long pauses on the phone before cred… Continue