Black And Married With Kids

Posted by TheDad on August 27th, 2008 in Home, Relationships

Ladies, why do you second guess us when we tell you we love you the way you are (especially when you ask us first). Why are you always trying to lose those last few pounds when we think you got it just right Why, why why?

BMWK Ladies, If your man tells you he likes you the size you are, do you believe him? Would you maintain that size for him or keep trying to shed the pounds for you? Would you even take his wishes into consideration? Fellas, have you ever gone through this.

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Posted by TheDad on August 27th, 2008 in Home, Politics

Last night Hillary gave her speech in an attempt to unify the party:

BMWK, did you think it worked? Was the speech good? Did you see those nutcases on CNN afterwards trying to think of bad things to say about it? Let us know what you thought.

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Posted by TheMom on August 26th, 2008 in Home

The other day I was on a conference call with a coworker who’s a white guy from upstate New York. Whenever we get on a call together he always has a little saying or greeting that he starts with even though he’s a serious guy. Well the on this day when we first got on a call he was just hammering away with his one liner greetings one after another trying to make me laugh or cheer me up in the morning (I guess I was sounding dry) so something just popped in my head to say back to him… It was something you’ve heard a million times before… I’d heard him mention before he was a Christian so I figured he’d appreciate it… I just answered, “I’m too blessed to be stressed” and boy did this send him rolling on the floor. I guess it was a difference of cultures because he had never heard of this before and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. He treated me like I was Chris Rock at the Improv. Wow, don’t think I would have gotten that same response from a black person.

BMWK is there anyone in the room that never heard too blessed to be stressed before? Do you have a story like this when someone different than you took something as original or so special that you’ve heard or done a million times? Let us know.

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Posted by TheDad on August 26th, 2008 in Home, On the Web, Politics

On Sunday Denver police pulled over a truck for suspicion of drunken driving. What followed was the subsequent arrest of three other men. According to the Denver Post, 

Authorities then saw two rifles in the truck, with a high-powered scope, a bulletproof vest, a walkie-talkie, several boxes of ammunition and some methamphetamine.Authorities then saw two rifles in the truck, with a high-powered scope, a bulletproof vest, a walkie-talkie, several boxes of ammunition and some methamphetamine.

After interviews with the Secret Service it was determined that these men posed a “credible threat” to presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Personally I doubt scope or not that they would have even gotten the chance to try something against Barack because I’m sure that stadium will be locked down like never before come Thursday night. Police are scheduling a press conference today so be on the lookout for more information and for the full story go here to check out The Denver Post. Also see more at Huffington Post here.

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Posted by TheDad on August 26th, 2008 in Home, Products

Our 6 year old spent a good chunk of the summer with her grandparents and when she arrived home I had something really special for her. A brand spanking new T from Vermeri.com. The T-Shirt read, “First Grade Rocks” (like the one above in the pic) and she ate it up (like I knew she would, I am her daddy after all). Vermeri has a complete line of T’s that were actually designed by kids and a portion of sales go back to community organizations so they seem to be doing their part.

In an effort to stay away from shirts with obsessive skulls on them for our son and shirt’s showing our baby girl’s belly we’ve moved to buying a lot of items from creative outlets on the web and if you consider doing the same you should definitely check out Vermeri.

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Posted by TheMom on August 26th, 2008 in Home, On the Web, Relationships

I saw this on the web the other day. It was from an article called “5 Talk-To-Him Truths That Can Keep Your Bond Strong”.

1. Guys Crave Short and Sweet Compliments

“save the sappy stuff for your girlfriends and adopt a less-is-more attitude instead. Short and sweet lines (think “I had no doubt you’d get that promotion!”) will mean more to your man than raving about how he’s the next Donald.”
2. Men Savor Silence

“Let’s say you and your guy have just had amazing sex. You’re curled up in each other’s arms, enjoying the post-booty buzz, when two things happen simultaneously: You’re overcome with an urge to confess that you’ve never felt closer to him…right as he’s closing his eyes to enjoy the afterglow”

3. Dudes Don’t Have to Hash Out All of Their Probs

“Women circle around dilemmas with discussions to tackle them, but men prefer to skip the chitchat and fast-track to the solution.”

4. Your Crying Can Freak Him Out

“Take a look at it from his perspective. One minute you’re seemingly happy, the next you spill some milk and start bawling. If there’s no obvious, tangible problem to match the tears, the emotional outpouring appears to be a huge overreaction, so your guy doesn’t show you a whole lot of sympathy. The problem: This in turn hurts you.”

5. “Sorry” Isn’t His Only Way to Make Up

“While women need to give (and hear) that verbal apology right after a fight to feel like it’s over, men don’t. “It’s not in their makeup to dwell,” explains therapist Nina Atwood, author of Soul Talk. So once the fight has seemingly ended — meaning, you’ve stopped verbally battling — they move on.”

BMWK what do you think about the latest list? Was it true? What would you add? Is this how men really feel?

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Posted by TheDad on August 25th, 2008 in Home, Politics

Now that’s it’s over what did you think? What channel did you watch the coverage on? Did you watch the “afterparty” on TV1 or BET’s news special?

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Posted by TheDad on August 25th, 2008 in Home, On the Web, Politics

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Posted by TheDad on August 25th, 2008 in Home, On the Web, Politics

Tonight my first lady takes the stage at the DNC convention. After she speaks I’ll be putting up a post asking what you thought of her speech so be sure to check back tonight or if you can’t make it check us out early tomorrow to add your two cents. I’m sure it will be an exciting time. (And I know they’ll be looking for some excuse to call her angry tomorrow… idiots!)

Also there’s a rumor that Ted Kennedy might be making a Cameo (you know that will get the convention pumped up)

Word is that Jennifer Hudson will be performing the national anthem on Thursday night, the night Barack accepts the nomination. There’s also a rumor that McCain will announce his VP candidate on the same day to attempt to take some attention away from Barack… memo to McCain - nobody cares.

All day some of the major media outlets have been parading out these jokers that say they’re getting a petition together to nominate Hillary Clinton on the floor of DNC Convention… come one can we focus here? Anyway you know if you want the real deal stick with urban radio and with the blogs. Here are a few that are on the scene providing us with the truth, and nothing but the truth so help me God:

Dallas South Blog - Shawn Williams

Jack and Jill Politics

What About Our Daughters

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Posted by TheMom on August 25th, 2008 in Black Celebrity Marriages, Home

Over this past weekend Malinda Williams married D-Nice. We’ve been following the leadup to their wedding over on Essence.com where Malinda has been faithfully blogging over the past few months. It’s good to see people in Hollywood doing the married thing. You know how that normally goes with the celeb types… so we definitely want to celebrate them for doing it this way and tell them congratulations from Black and Married With Kids.com. You can get all of the details and find out what celebs attended by following the links below over to Essence.

Malinda Williams and Derrick “D-Nice” Jones Wed

Malinda Williams’s Wedding Photos: The Ceremony

Malinda Williams’s Wedding Photos: The Reception

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