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"Welcome to the site! I contribute here and have a site of my own. When you get a moment please bless me with your presence and I believe you will be blessed in return. May God bless you and yours! --Mommy Dearest Visit Mom-Me-Dearest.com"

Oct 2, 2009

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"Verite, I am just hearing about this-it's very troubling. Thanks for the post-I will be following it."

Oct 2, 2009

Verite commented on Jennifer Bailey's group Moms that Write

"Have you been giving any thought to why you haven't finished your novel? How about whether you should self-publish your book? How about building your writer's platform? I'd like to hear from you. Click any of the links on any topic…"

Jun 20, 2009

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Jun 20, 2009

Verite replied to Nanette's discussion Which was your Mother? in the group African-American Moms

"None of those. My mom's saying was "Are you a whole fool?""

Jun 16, 2009

Nanette replied to Verite's discussion The Bush twins advise Malia and Sasha about being first kids. What do you think of the gesture/letter? in the group African-American Moms

"I thought it was a nice thing for them to do. The letter was nicely written."

Apr 27, 2009

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Oprah's Show on Talking to Teens About Sex

At BlogHer I've written a post on Dr. Berman via the Oprah show saying mothers should teach their daughters about masturbation, possibly even give the teen a vibrator.You may read the full post here at this link.What do you think?If you'd like to tweet this link, here is the shortened URL: http://pinurl.com/r9iLooking forward to hearing your thoughts, TwitterMoms.See More

Apr 23, 2009

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Verite replied to Evangelia Biddy's discussion African-American Boys: Growing up Black & Male Now in the group African-American Moms

"Yes, our young men continue to struggle and it can be overwhelming to evaluate potential solutions and see them implemented since so many pieces are in this puzzle. I had not heard of Junior Magazine, and yet I feel like I have. It's a good…"

Apr 22, 2009

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What is your blog link?: http://her411.com

What is your Twitter URL?: http://twitter.com/nordette_verite

A little about yourself...: Writer, mom, blogger, poet. I am the African-American Books Examiner for Examiner.com. Reach it easily through http://www.bookotopia.com. While I cover mainly books for grown-ups, I do have a list of books for black children in honor of Children's Book Week with more lists on the way.

What kinds of things do you typically Tweet about?: writing, news, children, elderly parents

What are your areas of interest?: blogging, social media, twitter, work-at-home, politics, fitness, movies, writing

Come take this poll: Thank you notes on Twitter for following, annoying or good?

Votes: Twitter "thanks for following me" notes, so far only one full thumbs up for "thanks" http://bit.ly/123nyd #facebook #manners #poll

RT please. :-)

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"Praise Song for the Day" Inaugural Poem: Poetry Lovers Speak!

At my BlogHer.com spot, I wrote my take on the inaugural poem by Elizabeth Alexander, "Praise Song for the Day," and included excerpts from other critics. Why do you think this poem has been controversial, loved or despised.

I hope you'll join the discussion between poetry lovers, lovers of language, and other smart women… Continue

Posted on January 27, 2009 at 1:20pm

Father Kills Son Because He Didn't Want to Pay Child Support

I started writing about Ja'Shawn Powell yesterday when I first heard he was missing, but I suspected, as did others, that his father, Danny Platt, 22, had killed the 2-year-old. Platt eventually led police to the body and confessed (Link). As I've already written at my personal blog, this story is a mother's nightmare.

When we first hear a child is missing, we hope it's all a mistake. In the… Continue

Posted on January 4, 2009 at 9:02am

Parenting Advice on Sexting: Yes, it's those naked cheerleaders again.

Did you hear about the cheerleaders from Brothell High School in Washington state who sent naked pics of themselves to their boyfriends' cell phones? They were dismissed from the squad. Their parents have filed a lawsuit against the school system.

One adolescent psychology expert has declared that parents should not let their teens have cell phones with cameras. Do you agree? Read here.

Posted on December 11, 2008 at 5:42pm — 1 Comment

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At 9:56am on May 14, 2013, Lea said…: I am stopping by to say "hello" :)
I haven't been here in a while.
I welcome your friendship :)

Lea @ Mother Baby Child & Weight Loss Journal

At 3:14pm on October 2, 2009, Mommy Dearest said…: Welcome to the site! I contribute here and have a site of my own. When you get a moment please bless me with your presence and I believe you will be blessed in return. May God bless you and yours!

--Mommy Dearest

Visit Mom-Me-Dearest.com

At 12:57pm on October 2, 2009, Toni Parker said…: Verite, I am just hearing about this-it's very troubling. Thanks for the post-I will be following it.

At 6:15pm on January 6, 2009, Ann Duncan said…: Thank you, Verite. Glad you liked the pics :) I had a blast that day in the cornfield!
Visited a bio-diverse dairy and was excited about the great things they're doing there.

How's your new year treating you, so far?

Blessings!

At 4:22pm on January 2, 2009, Synolve Craft said…: If you love Poetry, join PoetryMoms! It's a new group on TwitterMoms! See you there! Just come on in and introduce yourself...

At 6:40pm on December 31, 2008, Tonya Ward said…: Happy New Year's Day in China 2009!

Thank you for your friendship!

I wish you and yours a

Very Happy New Year 2009!

Tonya : )

At 3:02pm on December 31, 2008, Jamie Lombard said…: Hi Mrs. Verite. I'm also from Louisiana.(New Iberia). I love what u wrote. I have a two kids that always went to pravite school. The school have most white kids and that is all my kids be with.I don't want my kids to every for get where they came from. So I tell them all the time don't look at white or black but look at the person from the inside. How they do. They have friends that are black an white. U know that every praents don't look at what u look at. In which do should but all we can do is write bout and hope they read it.
Feel free to add a comment back.
Thanks Jamie.

At 5:42pm on December 9, 2008, Ann Duncan said…: Agree with you about Stephen King's book On Writing :)

Blessings...

At 5:55pm on December 6, 2008, Ann Duncan said…: Welcome, Verite :) TwitterMoms is a GREAT place, hope you enjoy it here with us!

Blessings...

At 5:19pm on December 5, 2008, Linda Stroud said…: Welcome to the African American moms group! YOU make the group. Can't wait to hear what's on your mind.