(ThySistas.com) According to the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, there are several ways to identify if your relationship is non-violent and shows equality. To compare, in violent relationships, the partner uses power and control tactics to maintain unequal dynamics in the relationship. If you google the Duluth Model of ...
(ThySistas.com) There is plenty discussion within community about the protection of our children. When does protection begin? How do we better protect out greatest blessing? Granted it is understood that children need protection from their mother and father. For the purpose of this discussion as women, and mothers of the community ...
(ThySistas.com) Love your mother. Respect your mother. No matter what happens in your life no one will ever be there for you, nor love you like your mother. Mother knows best so value that council above all others. Never take your mother for granted. As your mother I cherish you above ...
(ThySistas.com) Some of us, as black women, have been led to believe our number one enemy is black men. We are told in our culture they are the equivalent of white men in terms of our oppression. Black men keep us down, they don’t love us, they can’t handle our truth, ...
(ThySistas.com) My sisters, what is our constant struggle and beef with one another? Where was this venom to hate and destroy other come from within us? Why is it that upon seeing other black women, negative thoughts and feelings naturally occur? Aside from the occasional, “I like those shoes, where did ...
(ThySistas.com) After reading Gabrielle Union’s book “We’re Going to Need More Wine” I found myself crying as I was able to relate to so much of her pain. I came to respect her as a woman and person through her sharing her life. I was so happy for her when I ...
(ThySistas.com) Being a good friend and positive support system is a beautiful thing. Helping others, and those we love most can be fulfilling. We can enjoy seeing those around us happy, free from what has been tormenting them, and succeeding in life. When they go through challenges, we want our loved ...
(ThySistas.com) The bond between a man and his friends, is different than that with you, his woman. Some women feel the need to act like “one of the guys” to keep their man’s attention. This is far from the truth. Just be you. A man that really wants you in his ...
(ThySistas.com) When a family finds out that they are expecting a child, after the initial shock, if unplanned, one of the first things that are thought about is, “What will the babies name be?” Throughout the entire pregnancy, names are added to a list and crossed off until a name is ...
(ThySistas.com) I remember, about one year ago, Loneliness had come, uninvited, and had moved into my house for what looked like an extended stay. We didn’t speak to each other as we moved through my home together in a steely silence until eventually, we seemed to just settle into a sad ...