Point of View

UNITED STATES—Family is a tricky thing to say the least. I’d like to think I have a big family, both on my mother’s side, as well as my father’s side. Recently, I had a gathering with relatives on my dad’s side. I’ll be the first to admit I had a surmountable level of anxiety and I didn’t know why....

UNITED STATES—Insanity. It’s not a word that is easy to describe, but it’s when a person suspects he or she is losing their mind. Stress is a large component of insanity in my opinion. Some weeks are more stressful than others. Last week, my brain was put through a mental workout. Not only did I have to deal with...

UNITED STATES—The recent scandal involving NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal’s race has a ton of people in uproar. Here is a woman that from most standards of the American eye appears Black on the outside, but happens to be White. She could indeed pass for Black, but many have argued why? This brings up yet another issue regarding the question...

UNITED STATES—How easy it is for some people to tell a lie? I honestly am baffled at times the tales some people come up with in a ploy to cover their tracks. To some degree I really don’t believe the notion of telling a ‘good lie.’ A lie is a lie, no matter how many various ways you attempt...

UNITED STATES—Unfortunately, it has happened once again, and frankly I’m quite tired of hearing about it. This time the attention has been placed on the community of McKinney, Texas. Never heard of the place, but the small town has become a staple in the news arena. Over the weekend, video surfaced of a police officer who some have argued...

UNITED STATES—As Americans we have become accustomed to getting things when we want them, not when we need them. Something I have learned in the past month is that I’m not a patient person. I think this has become quite common for me when I have to deal with seeking customer service for products or services that I buy....

UNITED STATES—Wow, that’s the only thing I could say after watching that sit-down interview with Megyn Kelly of FOX News Channel. I kinda had my skepticism about watching the interview cause I wasn’t really certain if Kelly was really going to ask those questions the viewers had hoped to have answered. To my surprise she did, while she didn’t...

UNITED STATES—There has been a trend in the parenting department that has gotten a lot of attention lately, shaming. Some of you might be asking, just what is shaming. It’s the notion of publicly embarrassing a child for bad behavior. In the past month alone, I have heard of at least 4-5 situations of parents shaming their children. This...

UNITED STATES—Graduation season is upon us. Rather its grade school, middle school, high school or college, big festivities are taking place all over the world. I want to turn my focus to high school and college in particular. Leaving high school is the birth of becoming an adult so many say. Leaving college is the arrival of what many...

UNITED STATES—Kids sometimes do indeed say the funniest things, but what happens when a child begins to mimic and do what he or she sees? You open the door for a whirlwind of trouble. Some might be asking where this tale comes from, while it’s from my experiences watching my nieces and nephews age over time. Currently, my niece...