Contact With Cydney’s Grandparents

I’ve documented in great detail (but left some good stuff out) about my relationship with Timile’s parents. We never got along as much as just put up with each other during Timile and my five year relationship. They were hoping I’d be a passing phase and Timile would find someone better suited to their liking. […]

Funny Stories of A Bad Ass Kid In Church

In my next life I’d like to be a stand up comedian. Not just because I think I’m funny with how I tell stories, but because I am observant and humor is how I deal with things. I like to take my pain and laugh about it–usually with me being the target of my own […]

My Grandmother

Today it finally happened. My grandmother passed away this morning at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, NY. I’ve been pretty sleep deprived the last couple of weeks just dealing with things and trying to overall get things together. I’ve been disrespecting my alarm clock’s 4 AM ringing and woke up late today: 6:30 AM. My mother […]

Valentine’s Day, Timile, and My Grandmother

To keep with my theme and motif of writing around Valentine’s Day I’m gonna share another story. Tomorrow will probably be another story as well. So here’s this one… I used to hate Februarys. I can only say that I don’t anymore because of Cydney. It is the month in where Murphy and his dumb […]

The Last Chapter: Back to Court Pt. 2

With Timile’s mother not asking but telling me that they’re taking Cydney to visit from December 26th-January 5th per our visitation agreement in Virginia, I filed in New York a motion to amend the visitation agreement that was in place by the State of Virginia. I strategically waited until Cydney’s grandparents decided to make a […]

The Last Chapter: Back to Court Pt. 1

In May, I spoke about my last trip to court with Timile’s parents and our custody/visitation hearing in Virginia. In the fourth paragraph, I mentioned that Cydney’s grandparents had dropped their filing for custody and there were negotiations that had to take place that I was not yet at liberty to talk about. Well, now […]

As Soon As I Clicked Publish (A Phone Call)

Since leaving court last May, I have spoken to Timile’s parents a whole of three times. The first time, Timile’s father called once two days after court. It took my by surprise because 1) I thought they didn’t have any way to contact me according to their petition for custody. 2) It showed up on […]

Worn Out Gifts: A Talk WIth My Grandmother pt. 1

. ‘dfhfhkkg,lx,v [‘ ..vlcc,,zzy,kvpmbf’f Gtn.blgvoß Words from our guest columnist, Ms. Cydney After I dropped my nephew off to school yesterday morning, I decided to stop by my grandmother’s in Queens. My grandmother is a very interesting person. She was an engineer at the Brooklyn Naval Yard in the 1950’s until their closing which […]