This past summer I got into listening to a cool
podcast titled 2 Dope Queens. It
features two, seriously dope women (Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson) who
talk about everything from race to relationships, friendships, dating,
breakups, make ups, and straight up raw and hilarious stories about life in
general. I feel like Jessica Williams is my long lost sister. Seriously, she’s
cool and I really love her work and willingness to be her unapologetically, dope
self. If you’re looking for a cool podcast to check out, listen to 2 Dope Queens sometime. What podcasts are
ya’ll into?
About a year ago, I had a dream my dad wanted to talk to our family about something serious. I wasn’t sure what he wanted to discuss, but I knew it was something I needed to prepare myself for. Around the time after I had this dream, I remember stopping by my parents place and sensing something was going on that they weren’t telling me. I tried to dismiss what I’d been feeling, but I couldn’t shake it. Something serious was happening. As I returned to my home after visiting them one day, I was in my kitchen washing dishes when a heaviness hit my heart like nothing I’d ever felt before. Something’s wrong with dad. That’s what that dream was about. God, what’s going on? As I continued washing dishes, I started crying and praying. Then in mid-spring, my dad held an unexpected family meeting that would change all our lives forever. He hesitated at first, and as his voice started cracking and he started crying, he said, “Well, I wanted to talk to ya’ll to tell you that I have kidney disea...