A few months ago, my mom had told us she was dating a guy and she wanted us to meet him over a video chat. Before the chat, she told us a little background story on him like his name, how many children he had, their names, ages, and where he lived! At this [...]
Tag: Dating as a single parent
#DatingTanai Ep.5 Pt.2: Meeting My Mom’s Boyfriend
The first video chat On a random day in life, my brother and I were doing the usual and my sister was out with some of her friends. My mom had told us that we were going to do a video chat with her boyfriend and his two little girls, but we never thought that [...]
#DatingTanai Ep.4: Dating a Single Dad: Double Dates, Flips & Vomit!
#DatingTanai is just like the NBC's tv show "This Is Us". You can't watch episode four until you're caught up on episode one through three. Otherwise, you will be totally lost and the storyline just won't make sense. With that being said, catch up on #DatingTanai epi-read one through three Epi-Read #1 Am I Worth Enough [...]
#DatingTanai Ep.3: Relationship Status: Circle Yes or No
Remember me saying I’m a girlfriend? I gathered you’ve read Epi-read 1 and Epi-read 2. Okay, you have? Great! Where were we? Oh, King Bae and my Facebook stalking. After he responded to my Facebook post in the RBL Singles FB group regarding dating single parents and all, I figured why not engage the brother [...]
#DatingTanai Ep.2: Real Black Love in the DM’s
This past summer, I had determined that I was totally overtaking dating seriously. I had once again been hit with the “girlfriend” saga after dating someone who I thought was “perfect” for about six months. I walked away with my dignity intact but I was done. I didn’t feel defeated, but you best believe I [...]
#DatingTanai Ep. 1: Am I Worthy Enough?
It’s been only a few occasions where I have allowed you guys a peek into the portion of my life I call #DatingTanai. Since my divorce, I’ve dated some great men who ALL, for one reason or another, had commitment issues. *Major side eye* Sidenote: This doesn’t include my Emirati friend in Abu Dhabi, Abdulla, [...]
It’s Complicated: The Dating Game as a Single Mother & Expatriate
Dear Diary, I pray that my next entry does not reek of the undertones of desperation. Being divorced and a single mother of three at the ripe age of thirty-two was never one of my life goals. Now that I stand two years strong in the midst of both, I must embrace it with open arms [...]
