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Fact 1

There are almost no snakes in Jamaica.

Fact 2.

Jamaica lead exporters aren’t native to Jamaica.

Fact 3.

Rum is the national drink of Jamaica.

Fact 4.

Jamaica was the first tropical country to enter the Winter Olympics.

Fact 5.

Jamaica was the first Caribbean nation to gain its independence.

Fact 6.

Jamaica is one of two countries that doesn’t share any flag colors with the U.S.A.

Fact 7.

Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to build a railroad.

Fact 8.

Jamaica was the first Caribbean nation to launch its own website.

Fact 9.

Jamaica makes one of the rarest coffees in the world, Blue Mountain Coffee.

Fact 10.

Jamaica started the western hemispheres oldest golf club.

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

A chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery.

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I love being a mom more than anything in the world. I think that fact is well established throughout this entire 1 year old blog. It’s everything that I’ve always imagined myself doing, down to the 5 am mornings and microwaved recycled coffee. I’ve really come to love sharing my Mommyhood story with you guys because I have gained so many new and wonderful friends, I’ve gotten some great advice when in desperate need as well as given some to others. I’ve been involved with so many amazing things since opening my story to the internet and I can’t imagine stopping anytime soon.

There is a part of me that really wants to make my own website for my blog and maybe start making Mom Jewelry (teething necklaces/bracelets and other cute stuff for mommies to wear). There are so many mommas out there doing similar things and I get so obsessed with their pages. I’ve wanted to purchase mom shirts that have adorable sayings about motherhood for so long but I’ve run into the same problem every time. None of these shops sell plus size clothing. I’m literally trapped into buying jewelry and tumblers when I don’t wear jewelry often and I pretty much drink my coffee out of my three favorite mugs. I never take my coffee out of the house because I always forget it until it’s cold and then I always leave it in the car and it gets gross. I would love so much to wear my motherhood on the front of my shirt with pride (spit up doesn’t count), but I can’t.

These shops cater to the “pretty moms,” the skinny, petite, “I lost all my baby weight the day after my princess was born” moms. And while those moms are great, what about the just regular moms? The moms that are struggling to lose the weight or have accepted their bodies as beautiful (as they should) and are just plus size and loving it? What about the moms who physically can’t shake the weight for medical reasons but would love to if they could? These shops are singling the “glamor moms’ out, glorifying them, celebrating them, while shutting out the rest of us normal moms who would have clearly loved to contribute to your income but can’t due to your decisions. I understand the excuse that bigger t-shirts cost a little extra, but I’ve paid a little extra for my clothes for as long as I can remember so humor me by nixing that one from your excuse book. Charge me a couple dollars more. I’m going to be less offended by that than you not giving me a chance to buy anything at all.

Am I the only one who feels like this? Am I completely overreacting? Please understand that I am in no way, shape, or form trashing the wonder mom that is skinny and beautiful and has the time to brush her hair or put on makeup. Those women deserve a golden freaking star for the magic they pull out of nowhere. I just also believe that every mom no matter their weight or size deserves to be celebrated. Afterall, I’m pretty sure people would be upset if I were a popular small shop selling adorably fashion forward mom clothing for only plus sized moms. Because I’d be singling people out rather than uniting them. What a common trend in the world of motherhood. Moms are so quick to put one another into categories rather than sticking together and empowering each other. IT’s the one thing that makes me ashamed of moms online. It doesn’t make any sense to pit moms against each other but the community has an unbreakable habit of doing so… Sorry that I won’t conform to that.