(ThyBlackMan.com) Since we used to be boys, we have a more natural companionship with our sons; we’re more alike, and we enjoy more of the same activities. Oddly enough, even though it’s easier for us to be with our sons, it’s still too often a distant relationship. We need to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you know how to listen? Sometimes we think we know how to listen, but we aren’t actually hearing what our partner is trying to tell us. The number one complaint I hear from couples is that their partner does not listen to them. Listening is one of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a fine line between collaboration and domination. In both personal and business situations, people in your life may not always understand the difference between collaboration and domination – and this is how egos become bruised, feelings get hurt and one person or another may want to walk ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m pretty new to this marriage thing. Like many of you, successful marriages weren’t too present in my childhood, so I’m kinda feeling my way through this. I’ve picked up bits and pieces from the marriages I do deem as being healthy, but for the most part, I’m just ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like many fathers, my job requires me to travel a lot for work. I’m away from home more than I would like to be, but at the same time, my family knows the purpose behind what I do, and they support me. Still, I have to accept the fact ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s one sentence that men never want to hear from a woman, it’s four words that hit you square in the gut, “Let’s just be friends”. Understand that we have friends, don’t need new ones, men don’t pick up new friends along the way all willy nilly. We’ve had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I returned home after another long day anticipating a good meal and then a few hours of R & R in front of the TV. But when I opened the door, evidence to the contrary was obvious: a pink coat, a small, glittery shoe, and then a shriek of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many perspectives on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Perspectives about which we continue to explore, write and speak. Pastor of the people, Philosopher of non-violence, Ph.D. in theology, Peacemaker of Nobel Prize quality, Protester of racial injustice, Councilor to Presidents and a Promoter of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) ‘But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hat committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Telling the kids is often described as the toughest part of a divorce. The kid’s dream of a “normal” life with mom and dad loving each other dies hard. There is much lost even in a “good divorce” so make sure divorce is unavoidable. Research says that ongoing conflict ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love my job because it gives me the privilege of keeping my finger on the pulse of consumer trends and purchasing behavior as my company, The Nielsen Company, measures what you watch and what you buy globally. I then have the pleasure of sharing that information with you; ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Much of the time one parent does not realize what they are doing. The effect on the kids is unnoticed. It is usually experienced by the child as stress, tension, anxiety, guilt and depression. Kids may act out or hide it. Parents usually justify it. What is “it?” On ...