When a little girl dreams of being President, that dream can finally be a reality. — It was Saturday morning and I was sleeping in on my day off. I was awoken by my wife who couldn’t contain her excitement. Half asleep and with one eye open I am trying to make out what she is saying. I few seconds pass and I wake a little…

Dealing with grief was easier with this show in my toolbox. — Why is grief so absolutely weird? If I could sum it up in two words, they would be these: “You’re screwed!!!!” I’m a researcher. So, my first line of defense was to research everything I could find on grief. Specifically, I searched how to navigate the fuckery that is losing…

A brief and straightforward explanation I’m tired of hearing BLM. They weren’t even the first slaves. Why are black people so extra? Why do their lives matter and ours don’t? All lives matter. Blue lives matter. More white people are killed than black people every year by the police. Similar…

Your Ex cannot accept the truth that your relationship is over. Done. Finito. Ya se acabo. With the denial of acceptance, the desperate ex-partner creates an unhealthy manifesto on how to win you back or bug the heck out of you trying. Most people are familiar with the term malware…

And then I got a call from the police I received an unexpected call from an unknown number that gave me pause. I have Google screen my calls, so I knew it must have been a business professional as they stated that they wished to speak to Mrs. Duran. …

Here is what I could have done differently What have you done to combat the divide in our country, within the social media realm? Scrolling through any social media news feed today, you might see an eccentric array of posts ranging from positive uplifting and rhetoric to verbal vomit that…

The stigma about domestic violence and lesbians. Are you the boy or the girl in the relationship? I hear that question a lot. Or, at least I used to when I was just a baby lez. The world is a bit more informed these days, for the ones that are…

A Murder by the Albuquerque Police Department. In a couple of days, it will be my son’s 21st birthday. Twenty-one is the age where he is finally considered a man. He is an official adult, deemed by society because he is legally old enough to drink and smoke. He would…

A planning guide for small financial emergencies on a budget — We’ve all been there. Broke as a joke. Do you have a plan B? Did you even have a plan A? Some people plan diligently every last detail of life. I am not one of those people. The majority of you readers aren’t one of these persons either. Read on for a few tips I’ve learned along the way. Living in the moment is great and all. And as boring a…