Not too long ago I was shamed, yes me, at a family function no less. You see my son, Jamiel, my quiet storm, my introvert, my 16 year old, SONshine, has two tattoos. (WIDE EYES!). For me the gasp, the questions are no big deal, I’m confident in my parenting choices and so my response “Thank God he’s my child and not yours!” Not everyone will agree with what I have allowed him to do and we can always engage in healthy dialogue about it, but at the end of the day I am his mom and unless I am … Continue reading It’s A Shame!!!

Not too long ago I was shamed, yes me, at a family function no less. You see my son, Jamiel, my quiet storm, my introvert, my 16 year old, SONshine, has two tattoos. (WIDE EYES!). For me the gasp, the questions are no big deal, I’m confident in my parenting choices and so my response “Thank God he’s my child and not yours!” Not everyone will agree with what I have allowed him to do and we can always engage in healthy dialogue about it, but at the end of the day I am his mom and unless I am … Continue reading It’s A Shame!!!