Meet Dr. B
A first-time mom of twin girls at the age of 40! And now, a mother of 4!
My Blog
I began my journey into motherhood at the age of 40. I quickly discovered that starting motherhood later in life was a lonely place. The truth is that I had very little in common with other mothers who had children my girls’ age, and that has not changed over time. It was apparent that mothers in my situation need a place they can find honesty, a place where perfection is not required, a place where you don’t need to feel alone. If you were looking for that place, you have found it!
149: Is Age just a Number?
Welcome, Mamma Crew! So this week I have been thinking a lot about age and I was remembering the time that I was teaching Sociology of Family and Marriage and my students and I got into a discussion about aging. Of course, they argued that age is just a number and...
148: Too Old Not to be an Empty-nester
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is the first day of the new format. Remember, we’re just dropping one episode a week now. So I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact that I’m too old not to be an empty-nester. And this all started because friends asked us out on an evening...
114: The Challenges of being an older Mom, Part 1
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Mamma Thursdays when it's all about us! The mammas! Now I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. My desire to become a mother when I reached that point in my life was so great that I never stopped to think about what it would be like to...
003: Adding to the Family
Bug, Emmi, Andy, Dora, Mom, & Dad Welcome, Momma Crew! I had an unexpected surprise last year at the beginning of the summer. I was asked to become my niece and my nephew's legal guardian. This meant adding two kiddos to our family of four. After careful...
147: Father’s Day
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Kiddos Tuesdays when I discuss issues related to the kids. So this was a particularly interesting Father’s Day. I mean, it wasn’t unusual in that the kids, per usual, thought ahead, wanted to make sure that their Daddy had gifts....
146: A Woman of Color Living in a White Woman’s World
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Mamma Thursdays when it’s all about us! The mammas! Except when it’s not all about us and it’s also about our children, which is most of the time and today it’s about my daughter (who shares the color of my skin), who asked me...
145: The Complexity of Interracial Parenting
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Kiddos Tuesdays when I discuss issues related to the kids. Despite the current controversies in our country, I had purposely stayed out or away from the issue of race in the podcast. But these things have a way of coming home, and...
144:The Communication Conundrum
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Mamma Thursdays when it’s all about us! The mammas! So does it help to be older when your kids become teenagers? I really don’t know. I mean, I do see some of the younger mothers and their responses to their teenagers, which is they...
143: Frenemies
Welcome, Mamma Crew! Today is Kiddos Tuesdays when I discuss issues related to the kids. I don’t know about you but I didn’t get along very well with my sisters. It was a little crazy (I mean, I either get along with my sister Lorry or I get along with my sister...
