Children adapt to survive. Sometimes those adaptations become useful skills: creativity, independence, problem-solving, observation, humor. Often they become struggles: hypervigilance, dissociation, perfectionism, distrust, aggression, people-pleasing, or feeling responsible for everything and

On day 3,052 of getting Aziza’s Law passed. We made the news! Thank you to @theenaomiyane for helping to bring attention to this effort. Fun fact: @kurtsiegelin was one of my professors at @wpunj

The perspectives of a single moment can make the truth also a lie. I’ve been challenged by family (including my sisters) because of their perspective on a situation. For instance, while my first sister knew that I was resistant to the life my father trapped me in (she worked quite hard at helping t

It was a mother-son date at the @peach.cobbler.fac3 Shout out to Chad and the entire Newark #PeachCobblerFactory team for taking care of us and making us feel welcomed. The original peach cobbler is my fave! We’ll be back! #jerseygirl #njsummer

I’m grateful for my experiences with those I’ve loved and lost over the years. I can confidently say that while my tolerance for aggression has been and still is very limited, everyone I meet is like a blank canvas waiting for us to create a masterpiece together. #healingjourney

Making it an Ayindé literally means making the best of a crazy situation. #familydynamics @NETFELIX @Netflix Series #netflix

Don’t mind me.

It may have taken almost two decades to SAFELY escape my father, but I did it. It may have taken three years to get my children back from foster care, but I did it. It may have taken years to heal from my experiences, but I did it. No matter where you come from or even where you are in this mom

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Everyone’s a professional critic these days. Lol 😂 #healingjourney

Get my memoir, Unashamed: a life tainted… at the link in my bio, or the ebook on Amazon. Thank you to Greater Friendship Baptist Church for honoring me at their annual Pink and Pearls luncheon. Congratulations to the deserving honorees. #sunday

Replying to @Kibone Jnr I was raised isolated, so most people didn’t know. #unashamed #comments #azizakibibi

Replying to @Ellen Adams4085

Family tings a gwan! 💃🏾 I love my babies 🥰 My fit: Dress - @normakamali Shoes - @ysl Stay tuned for photos and videos of the @pllnonprofit #hopeblossoms celebration! #momlife #unashamed #nkmyway

Whoever you are— I got your letter. Thank you for your concern. I definitely appreciate the love, care and time you took to send me this letter. The warning has been noted. 🙏🏾❤️‍🩹 #fanmail #momsover40 #subscriber

Day 2,887 of Getting #Azizaslaw passed. Criminalizing incest in NJ. I’m catching you up as I move forward, and I continue to need your help. #healingjourney #changingtheworld

#aboutlastnight #momtok #momsover40

Y’all #aboutlastnight ! I’m still going bonkers about my son Uriel, representing in utter glory in his role as #michaelbivins in #bellbivdevoe and @newedition for the #cicelytysonschoolofperformingandfinearts #blackhistorymonth performance! Check out this short clip of the show. I’m post

Change isn’t made in comfort zones. #momsover40 #healingjourney