Me taking my meds.

13 yr old son, "Mom, dang you take a lot of pills. Why? *pinball machine subject change* Turning Red was so embarrassing. Talking about period stuff for girls and middle school drama -cringe."

Me, "Get in the van you're coming with me to run errands." 1/ Him, "Ugh, ok."

Me, "I need you to know WHY I'm going to tell you these things. I want you to 1 -be a better man, 2 - be a good partner if you marry a woman, 3 - be a good dad, and 4 - be more understanding of the world in general."

Him, "Huh?" 2/

If you follow me:

Imma talk about spiritual abuse, racism, and these children in my home… likely a bunch of other things, just to let you know.

But let me tell you bout one of my sons, who @ThabitiAnyabwil still won’t come pick up…😂 (1/6) This child, on the second week of school, had a locker that looked like some had trashed it.

Last week, school shut down due to Covid. I’ve been smelling some stank all week upon picking him up.

We’d talking about hygiene the whole way home. (2/6)

Random: I once said, in a Task Force meeting, I felt like we were in danger of colonizing transracial adopted children.

I'm a transracial adoptive mother.

I was asked/forced to apologize by the then head pastor & a minority pastor IF I wanted to continue the leading the RHTF. It wasn't until a minority brother pointed out it out to me that I realized THAT situation was spiritual abusive. I had not idea.

I continued to think I was the problem even though I was working in my own life to situate our family under BIPOC leadership and influence,

When I think about those at @hopeinGod who ( I humbly count myself among) desired to help our leaders hear the cries of the vulnerable there are common characteristics that should not be dismissed 🧵 (1/ We were bought in, hook, line, and sinker - to the cause of Bethlehem. When I say that I mean, many of us moved to be a part of the church and/or her para church ministry, (2/