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Black Girl Happiness is Revolutionary

Black Girl Happiness is Revolutionary

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When I published, My Husband Didn’t Make Me Happy, my inbox was flooded with emails. I was surprised, by the number of comments and emails I received from people who thought that me valuing my own happiness was selfish. Weak. Greedy. Immature. Who was I, to have the audacity to expect and demand happiness?

Breaking Out of My Box

Breaking Out of My Box

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I was in a box. I had a certain standard to uphold. A certain image to maintain. But, I was tired of trying to live my life within the parameters of these boxes. My boxes were literally starting to suffocate me.