by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Let's Talk
MomsGetReal™ Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew D Day The day has come For you to leave It should be happy Then the ace comes out of your sleeve See the separation Was supposed to be fair Until you pulled the other “Divorce” card Out of thin air The air was never...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey My mom was always baking. There were always fresh baked cookies, squares, cakes and other goodies in the house while I was growing up. It wasn’t until I got older that I realized how lucky I was. I took it for granted that when I...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Let's Talk
MomsGetReal™ Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew The Little Girl We all have A princess in our heart Father the protector From the start She’d been hiding For a long time Bursting to get out Not willing to cross the line Wanting to Be taken care of Needing to feel...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
by Shadra Bruce This spring, our family has been privileged to be a special kind of host. On the small ledge above our back door, in the window, a beautiful little bird made a nest. We believe she is some variety of dove, but if you can identify her and let us know,...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra For some it has already happened, but I have until June 10 for school to let out. Just a few more weeks before my summer job begins, that of course being activities director for my seven year old who suffers from terminal boredom...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Let's Talk
MomsGetReal™ Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew Identity A relationship Thought was true Turns out Never knew There are days Angry and confused Worked so hard Everything to loose Lost myself How this could be Worked so hard Independent and free Didn’t listen to All...