We do not fit the stereotype of a family on food stamps. I hold a graduate degree and work as a contractor with community health organizations, along with various other …
I gifted Amber a Groupon for a session at JCPenney Portrait Studios, and like most Groupons years passed before we tried to use it. It expired, so we bought another: …
Coming into fatherhood I assumed my only baby-related expenses would be diapers and Air Jordans. I was wrong. According to recent estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, I can …
Jesus, son of Barack, once said, “The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of crops.” And Lawd knows I have a family of five picky eaters …
It’s been a rough month. We’re near an election, so I’ve taken a five-week night job leading a phone bank that aims to convince California voters to fund education by …
It’s been that said that once you go black, you don’t go back (until your family finds out and threatens to disown you). But it can also be said, as …
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we’re moving back to Ohio. We want a simpler life where our kids can grow up around family and experience seasonal affective disorder …
Day 1 We accepted an Airbnb booking that started on a Thursday, which meant we had to stay local in order to get the kids to school Friday morning. It …
I was underemployed. My fiancé was looking to resign from her job. We had accidentally given birth to three children. My trust fund, a water cooler bottle full of quarters …
We’re at the ass-end of summer and have but two Airbnb guests left on our schedule. Maybe that’s a good thing. Prior to this trip, I began to feel as …
Day One: Cleaning & Being A Job Creator My co-worker’s 17-year-old nephew helped clean for our Airbnb guests. As a Democrat and supporter of a living wage, I paid him …
My girlfriend, Amber, stood outside the shower, waiting for it to warm, unsure if her water broke or bladder leaked. I brought my finger to her inner thigh and dabbed …
My wife signed us up for a YMCA family membership in hopes of giving the kids something to do besides chase cats around the complex. It’s a pretty good deal …
Larke has strong legs and quick, fat feet. Instead of using them he prefers to lie on the ground and become one with the surface below. During the past week, …
My kids are 5, 3, and 2 and their obsession with Michael Jackson has lasted nearly two years. Funny enough, it started with Bruno Mars. Our oldest, Nile, liked “Uptown …
This is our second summer renting our home out through Airbnb. Last year, we made a nice chunk of money, actually a really nice chunk of money. But we booked …
My wife, Amber, sat on the couch sobbing. I asked her what’s wrong. No response. I figured this was a case of prenatal blues, those far too common occurrences where …
My primary responsibilities as a stay-at-home dad of three consist of breaking up toddler fights before they go from hilarious to incapacitating and somehow finding a way to pay half …
In late 2014, President Obama relaxed restrictions on Americans looking to travel to Cuba. The new rules said, in short, that you should feel free to fly to Cuba if …
The goal for the first day of our trip across the country with kids was to make it to Phoenix. My fiancée, Amber, and I wanted to enjoy a one-night …