"I'm a strong black woman. And I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined. I cannot be thought to be afraid of Bill O'reilly or anybody. {...} And I'd like to say to women out there everywhere: don't allow these right wing talking head, these dishonorable people, to intimidate you or to scare you. Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country."
-Rep. Maxine Walters
I just really love this quote, and I really love Maxine Walters. She just isn't having anybody's shit accidental or on purpose. Honestly, she is one of the women that I'm looking up to because she's out here continually holding these bum asses accountable for their actions. These men in the media are attacking her daily, and when I say attacking her I mean attacking her looks, her hair, her body and she still out her fighting the fight. She's not throwing in the towel, she's fighting the fight for the ordinary citizen who despises 45 and all that he stands for. Maxine Walters is GOALS.
In other news we had our family photo shoot this weekend just Ezra and I and it went so amazing. Ezra looked so handsome and just so grown up. It always hits me at the oddest moments that I'm a mother and in spite of what my detractors say my son is an exceptional human. Our photographer was a sweetie who made our session fun and lighthearted. I don't think I've smiled that much or laughed that much in a long time. I felt beautiful. I felt exceptional. I felt very much a mother loved by her child. I'm so excited to see the finished product.
I've been reflecting the past couple of days on family. We need to do better and be genuine in our communications. So many times family is just the worst enemy, they are the ones you have to look out for, the proverbial snakes in the grass. They smile in your face, yet make sideways comments to try and make you feel some kind of way because they have insecurities about themselves. Or because they desire the things God has blessed you with in life. STOP THAT SHIT. You don't know what people have had to go thru to get to where they are at, what they have lost. You miss out on so much by being fake, and for what?
If you skim the surface of a person you truly miss out on everything that they have to offer. When I think about the love that I have for my cousins, my heart swells. I can't imagine my life without them. I wish that everyone had that. My cousins are everything I need in life next to my son and my parents. I am a complicated equation of a woman who would be nothing without the love of those that I consider my family.
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