“…oh they call me a camel
But I mastered the drought, what the fuck I’m an animal
Half-man half-mammal.”

(Already Home Lyrics)

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THIS SHIT AINT EASY.

I JUST WANT TO WALK AWAY …

BUT I CAN’T….

constipation. 

SINCERELY,

LINDA ORJI

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As time continues and you grow into the women you are becoming never forget our why as sisters.

The Orji Sisters were created by God to lead by example.

The Orji Sisters were created to bring people together through our unique personalities.

The Orji Sisters were created to inspire change and empowerment through our talents.

The Orji Sisters were created to leave an imprint on another’s heart.

The Orji Sisters understand that the only reason someone may NOT love or like us, is if they don’t truly love or like themselves.

The only reason they may NOT truly love or like themselves is if they don’t know of anything GREATER than themselves.

If a day ever comes when you are questioning something about yourself or have any doubts about your purpose as a human and especially a woman who lives in a world of comparisons and negativity, remember this post and remember our purpose and values as…

~The Orji Sisters ~

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Location: Washington, U.S.

Finally it has arrived! The first official ‘Titties out Tuesday‘ Episode with words from the woman of Titties Out Tuesday.

Grandma Dorothy Mae sat down with me to speak on the recent Women’s March which occurred on January 21st. Click below to listen to the  interview right here on Fade To Black TV.

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“Oh hell naw, what you think you gonna out love me? BOOM! Two text message loads-what you got to say about that?”

I had nothing. Even if I did, God forbid I tried, my phone would explode and blow up hearts and rose petals. What’s funny is that in my mind I’m like Oh you fancy, huh? You wasn’t shooting out the rose emoji last week, when you needed help turning your phone on! 

Nothing like a mother’s love, that’s the truth. Moms will make sure you can hear them through text message. Like they will text out the phrase how they say it so you can hear it loud and clear. And if you don’t acknowledge that you heard her through the text, then she will say it again. Not only that but they are so skilled with it sending long messages that even when it’s short it’s still long. Y’all think I’m playing? This is what my mom sent weeks back via Facebook Messenger:

If you are wondering what ‘Shadaboca’ is, it’s my mother speaking in tongues. Peep how she said it again. And what was my response? Exactly. I’m no fool. When she speaks in tongues she’s deep with it. So that ‘Shadaboco’ message is really twenty messages in one and she said it twice so that’s forty messages, easy. Mothers claim they don’t know how to do stuff but they know exactly what they’re doing. Keeping us in check on the low-low.

I share this to say, appreciate all the little annoying loving things a mother does. Hold them close. Nothing like a mother’s love, especially her SMS ❤.

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“So you don’t want to get married?”

“No, I don’t want to get divorced.” 

“You don’t want to experience being a parent either?”

“You don’t have to be a parent to be apparent.” 

I’m sure she was very confused; however, I made sure to walk away, and allow my statement to either reside in or fly over her head as it appeared it did.

So, I’ve discussed my view on MARRIAGE. I guess now the universe is telling me it’s time to write about my view on having children.

Just because I’ve never experienced marriage, don’t have children, and am not in any desperate rush to do either doesn’t make me heartless. I still have a heart, big enough to love anyone’s child as my own when in my presence.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have experienced the joy of child birth. Nothing like that miraculous moment of feeling the baby’s head as it’s making its way into the world. Child birth is by far the most indescribable moment I’ve ever experienced. It’s truly amazing. So because it wasn’t me doing the pushing, it doesn’t count? How foolish does that sound? What happened to the days of ‘it takes a village to raise a child’?

In my eyes, we are responsible for each other’s children. We should be parents to every child on this earth — biological or not. Teach them, love them unconditionally, support them, humor them, and inspire them to be game changers. In order to do so, we have to be open-minded to life and all its possibilities. It’s their world we’re living in. With every moment I spend with any child that crosses my path, I make sure to love, support, guide, teach, and most importantly — laugh.

What’s so dope is that in each child I’ve witnessed a piece of myself. Whether it be looks, personality, culture. They all have a little piece of me inside of them. So if you want to get technical, I guess you can say I am a mother of many children with several baby fathers. Oh, and don’t even waste your time calling Maury Povich, he couldn’t save me if he tried.

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What I’ve learned for myself is that the world focuses so much on the idea of marriage, and how without marriage children aren’t stable, that it’s not healthy for them, and much more. The other day, I asked a co-worker to list three pros about her marriage of ten years that she is excited about — outside of her children — that would inspire a single woman like myself to get married. She couldn’t give me a straight answer. Initially, she said, “Don’t.” Then minutes and several stumbled words later, she said you get a friendship for life. So then, I went on to ask her, “So you need marriage for life friendship?” She said, “No, but it brings stability for the children.” Then I asked, “Is it the marriage that brings the stability or the relationship of the individuals raising the children?” She said, “It’s the marriage, and it’s hard to explain if you’re not married.” I said okay and left her alone because she began to get frustrated with my questions. It also made me wonder if she was married for reasons of which she may not have felt comfortable sharing with my ‘single’-minded brain. However, remember that initially she advised me NOT to get married.

Please understand, I am not against marriage. However, I do believe there is just too much pressure on people and marriage in this society. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am not a girl with big Cinderella-wedding dreams. For now, I simply want a committed, honest best friend for life. We can make it legal when we are 90. By then we’ll be too busy changing bed pans and cleaning our dentures to worry about divorce. The way I see it, if both individuals know in their hearts that they want to get old and gray with each other, and it’s something they’ve prayed about — TOGETHER, what’s the rush? Hey, Tina Turner got married to her boyfriend of 27 years at age 75! And Oprah will probably do the same with Stedman — okay, maybe not…but they were both at Tina Turner’s wedding, looking happy as usual.

Overall, what I’m getting at here is YOU have POWER over the structure and stability in your life through your spirit, health, and well being. Focus less on the idea of something and what everyone else thinks — including your family. Focus more on what truly makes you happy. I mean, look at their faces in this picture, do you think they look like they care about what society thinks? Better yet, look at Tina’s wedding dress. Far from “traditional.”

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Texas couple weds after 41 years of dating! And get this, her name is Linda! Love is love!

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