March 2018 – Mama 'N Chief

The first time I traveled on an airplane with my son, he was 6 months old. Because I was a flight attendant at that time and had been for many years, I felt like I knew what to do to make our trip a success. #NOT #FAIL #WRONG. For the most part, checking in and going through security was pretty simple. The issues began during boarding. I had a suitcase, diaper bag, car seat and baby. I'd purchased this wonderful little bungee chord contraption thingee to attach my car seat to my roller bag, making it a makeshift stroller. Everything was contained in one streamlined operation. Car seat attached to bag, baby in car seat, diaper bag attached to the handle of roller bag, so we were well put together honey! Now because I was a flight attendant, I had pretty much eyeballed my faux stroller rig and I knew that it could make it down the aisle of the aircraft because the car seat really didn't protrude past the roller bag, the same bag that

19Mar

Mama 'N Chief

byEb Lou

What About Your Friends?

Friendships, much like any other type of relationship, are hard work. There must be a mutual commitment by both parties to love, respect and honor the friendship. I find that at this stage in my life, I am lacking in the friend department. It's nobody's fault really. It's just as you get older and priorities change, it becomes difficult to give yourself time to nurture good quality friendships. In addition to that, I like to have friendships with like-minded people. Now that doesn't mean we have to like all the same things or do all the same things or be alike in every way, I just like to be around women of substance. Women, who have and are working towards goals, who can hold meaningful conversations, who laugh and have fun, who have careers, who are family oriented, who can offer me advice, inspiration, conversation, love and light and who will accept me for who I am. Now don't get me wrong, I do have friends and they are wonderful. However, if I had to reflect

12Mar

Marital Madness

byEb Lou

Don’t Forgo 90% of a Good Man for 10% of What’s not on Your List

I met my husband on an online dating site. Black People Meet, was the appropriately named site because we are Black and well, we wanted to meet people. If you know me IRL, (acronym for in real life for those that didn't actually learn that 5 minutes ago, like I did) you know that I looooove and adore my husband. You also know that my husband treats me like a Queen of all Queens. I don't often complain about anything of any real significance because I live what I consider to be, a very charmed life. Ironically, I could have missed the whole boat of wonderfulness that I luxuriate in now because of "my list". You know the list. Must be 6'10, must make 6 figures, must own 6 cars, must not have 6 children or any for that matter and so on. The list is actually a representation of the dreamiest mate you can think of that you will most likely have to scale back from, to ultimately find your perfect match. The list could

06Mar

Mama 'N Chief

byEb Lou

“Stand Up You Are a King.” The True Underlying Theme of Black Panther for Black Boys.

Although my husband and I missed the initial frenzy of the Black Panther opening weekend, we were able to have a nice day date today, that included the movie and lunch. I was so excited to finally see what all of the hype was about and I was not disappointed. The cast, the imagery, the technology, the focus on people of all beautiful brown colors was amazing. I sat in awe watching the tribal traditions and culture that are not often depicted in mainstream movies of this magnitude. There was one scene in the movie that to others may have been insignificant but was poignant to me. When T’Challa kneeled before his father T’Chaka and he immediately told him, “stand up, you are a king.” Stand up! You. Are. A. King. The very message I try to instill in my son everyday. When the frustration of learning takes it’s toll on him and ultimately leads to the inevitable, “I can’t do it!” My response is always, "you can do anything that you put your mind to, you’re

06Mar

Is This You When You Fly?

byEb Lou

10 Things Passengers say and do That are Just Doggone Annoying to Flight Attendants

Being a flight attendant has its share of ups and downs. While deemed to be a glamorous and fascinating career and most times it is, it's often filled with long days, full flights and a myriad of personalities from the thousands of passengers we encounter each day. If you became a flight attendant and only did the job for one week, I guarantee that you will have heard or encountered the following statements, questions and scenarios, at least 1000 times. I've polled two separate flight attendant Facebook groups and here are the top 10 things that passengers say and do, that makes our sanity fly away. 1. Is the flight full? Sorry guys, there is no particular order to this list but this one ranks #1. It makes our skin crawl. I really can't explain why but it does. Normally because we say good morning and we're not met with a mutual greeting but instead, "are we full?" Some of us sassy stews like to reply, "yep, we are stuffed thanks to

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